A Colpoda aspera isolate from animal faeces: In vitro cultivation and identification

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-39

  Shi, Tuanyuan ^a   Shi, Xinlu ^b   Lu, Fuzhuang ^a   Yu, Fuxian ^a   Fu, Yuan ^a   Hu, Xiaozhong ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

18S ribosomal RNA gene; Chemically defined medium; Colpoda aspera; Excystment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; COLPODA; COLPODEA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

RNA 18S;

18S RIBOSOMAL RNA GENE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIUM; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; COLPODA ASPERA; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EXCYSTMENT; FECES; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RABBIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

18S RIBOSOMAL RNA GENE; CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIUM; COLPODA ASPERA; EXCYSTMENT;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FECES; PHYLOGENY; RABBITS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 84892864815     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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