Phylogenetic analysis of Babesia species in China based on cytochrome b (COB) gene

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-40

  Tian, Zhancheng ^a   Luo, Jin ^a   Zheng, Jinfeng ^a   Xie, Junren ^a   Shen, Hui ^a   Yin, Hong ^a   Luo, Jianxun ^a   Tian, Meiyuan ^a   Yuan, Xiaosong ^a   Wang, Fangfang ^a   Liu, Guangyuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Babesia species; Cytochrome b gene; ITS; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA 18S; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIA GIBSONI; BABESIA OVATA; CHINA; COB GENE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CHINA; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, INTERGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

BABESIA;

EID: 84870175650     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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