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Divergence of the mitochondrial genome structure in the apicomplexan parasites, Babesia and Theileria.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 May 2010
Hikosaka Kenji, Watanabe Yoh-Ichi, Tsuji Naotoshi, Kita Kiyoshi, Kishine Hiroe, Arisue Nobuko, Palacpac Nirianne Marie Q, Kawazu Shin-Ichiro, Sawai Hiromi, Horii Toshihiro, Igarashi Ikuo, Tanabe Kazuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial (mt) genomes from diverse phylogenetic groups vary considerably in size, structure, and organization. The genus Plasmodium, causative agent of malaria, of the phylum Apicomplexa, has the smallest mt genome in the form of a circular and/or tandemly repeated linear element of 6 kb, en...
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