Caullerya mesnili variability

We want to analyze the sequence variation of the first internal transcribed spacer (ITS1) region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA of the ichthyosporean Caullerya mesnili, a microparasite that commonly infects water fleas (Daphnia). Caullerya samples were obtained from seven spatially isolated host populations in Czech Republic (Brno, Rímov, Stanovice, Trnávka, Vír, Vranov and Želivka), some of which were sampled across different years (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009). In total, we obtained data from 16 population samples altogether.