Tracing patterns of chloroplast evolution in euglenoids: Contributions from colacium vesiculosum and strombomonas acuminata (euglenophyta)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 214-221

  Wiegert, Krystle E ^a   Bennett, Matthew S ^a   Triemer, Richard E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Colacium vesiculosum; euglenophyta; genome; Strombomonas acuminata

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPLAST; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLAGELLATE; GENOME; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; CHLOROPLAST GENE; CHLOROPLAST GENOME; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EUGLENIDA; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

CHLOROPLASTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; EUGLENIDA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE ORDER; GENES, CHLOROPLAST; GENOME, CHLOROPLAST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

COLACIUM VESICULOSUM; EUGLENA GRACILIS; EUGLENIDA; EUKARYOTA; EUTREPTIA VIRIDIS; EUTREPTIALES; EUTREPTIELLA GYMNASTICA; STROMBOMONAS ACUMINATA;

EID: 84874699723     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12025     Document Type: Article

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