Novel Acanthamoeba 18S rRNA gene sequence type from an environmental isolate

Parasitology Research

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2845-2850

  Magnet, A ^a   Henriques Gil, N ^a   Galvan Diaz A L ^a,b   Izquiedo, F ^a   Fenoy, S ^a   Del Aguila, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; 18S rRNA gene; Acanthamoeba; Novel genotype; T19

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; RNA 18S;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEAT TOLERANCE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SPAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WASTE WATER; WATER;

EID: 84904999968     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-3945-2     Document Type: Article

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