Investigation of the phylogenetic relationships of sarcocystis spp. from greylag (anser anser) and white-fronted (anser albifrons) geese to other cyst forming coccidia using 18s and 28s rrna gene sequences

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-128

  Butkauskas, Dalius ^a   Sruoga, Aniolas ^a   Kutkienė, Liuda ^a   Prakas, Petras ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

18S and 28S rRNA genes; Phylogenetic relationships; Sarcocystis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011141871     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2007.10512823     Document Type: Article

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