Latest progress in microsporidian genome research

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-312

  Corradi, Nicolas ^a   Selman, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fungi; heterozygosity; horizontal gene transfers; microsporidian phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; FUNGUS; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; GENOMICS; HETEROZYGOSITY; PATHOGEN; PHYLOGENY;

CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNGAL GENOME; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MICROSPORIDIA; PHYLOGENY;

GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; MICROSPORIDIA; PHYLOGENY;

FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 84876785467     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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