Lateral transfer of eukaryotic ribosomal RNA genes: An emerging concern for molecular ecology of microbial eukaryotes

ISME Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1544-1547

  Yabuki, Akinori ^a   Toyofuku, Takashi ^a   Takishita, Kiyotaka ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

18S rRNA gene; environmental DNA; lateral gene transfer

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; RNA;

ALVEOLATA; CILIOPHRYS; CILIOPHRYS INFUSIONUM; EUKARYOTA; PERKINSIDA; PROKARYOTA;

RNA 18S;

ALVEOLATA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; STRAMENOPILE;

ALVEOLATA; ECOSYSTEM; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, RRNA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 84903397795     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.252     Document Type: Article

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