Detection of Helicosporidium spp. in metagenomic DNA

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-19

  Mancera, Norberto ^a   Douma, Lauren G ^a   James, Sheldon ^a   Liu, Stephanie ^a   Van, Amy ^a   Boucias, Drion G ^b   Tartar, Aurélien ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccomyxa; Environmental PCR; Helicosporidium; Metagenomics; Pathogenic algae; Prototheca

Indexed keywords

ALGAL DNA; DNA;

ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METAGENOME; PHYLOGENY;

CHLOROPHYTA; DNA; DNA, ALGAL; GENETIC VARIATION; METAGENOME; PHYLOGENY;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HELICOSPORIDIUM; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PROTOTHECA; PROTOTHECA WICKERHAMII; PROTOTHECA ZOPFII; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84865553442     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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