Article
Intra-specific differentiation of Paramecium bursaria strains by molecular methods--preliminary studies.
Folia biologica - 1 Jan 2010
Greczek-Stachura Magdalena, Tarcz Sebastian, Przyboś Ewa
Abstract excerpt
Ten strains of Paramecium bursaria and also P. caudatum, P. multimicronucleatum, P. tetraurelia strains (as outgroups) were characterized by using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD), Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis (ARDRA) and sequencing of the non-coding ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. RAPD analysis revealed that all Paramecium bursaria strains possessed characteristic band...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
- Genetic Variation
- Paramecium
- Phylogeny
- Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
- Species Specificity
