Phylogenetic analysis based on full-length large subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequence comparison reveals that Neospora caninum is more closely related to Hammondia heydorni than to Toxoplasma gondii1Note: Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper are available in the EMBL, GenBank™ and DDJB databases under the accession numbers AF159240 (Hammondia heydorni), AF101077 (Hammondia hammondi), AF076899 (Sarcocystis tenella) and AF076901 (Toxoplasma gondii ME49 strain).1

International Journal for Parasitology · 1999 · 99 citations · 41 references