Phylogenomics of non-model ciliates based on transcriptomic analyses

Protein and Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 373-385

  Chen, Xiao ^a,b   Zhao, Xiaolu ^b   Liu, Xiaohui ^a   Warren, Alan ^c   Zhao, Fangqing ^d   Miao, Miao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

non model ciliate; phylogenomic analysis; protozoa; Strombidium; transcriptome

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

CILIATE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CILIOPHORA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84937763654     PISSN: 1674800X     EISSN: 16748018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13238-015-0147-3     Document Type: Article

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