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ITS1 sequence variabilities correlate with 18S rDNA sequence types in the genus Acanthamoeba (Protozoa: Amoebozoa).
Parasitology research - 1 Jan 2006
Köhsler Martina, Leitner Brigitte, Blaschitz Marion, Michel Rolf, Aspöck Horst, Walochnik Julia
Abstract excerpt
The subgenus classification of the ubiquitously spread and potentially pathogenic acanthamoebae still poses a great challenge. Fifteen 18S rDNA sequence types (T1-T15) have been established, but the vast majority of isolates fall into sequence type T4, and so far, there is no means to reliably differentiate within T4. In this study, the first internal transcribed spacer (ITS1), a more variable region than the 18S...
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