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<h4>Background and aims</h4>Tribe Mirbelieae (Fabaceae) represents one of the great species radiations in Australian flora and the largest in the pea-flowered legumes. Traditional amplicon sequencing has failed to resolve relationships within this species-rich and morphologically …
Read PDFAntarctica harbors diverse <i>Pseudomonas</i> lineages, yet their evolutionary histories and ecological strategies remain poorly understood. Growing genomic resources now enable comparative analyses that link genome information to lifestyles. Here, we report the complete genome of …
Read PDFThe chiton (Polyplacophora) occupies a significant position in molluscan evolutionary history as one of the most primitive groups within the phylum Mollusca. <i>Acanthochitona defilippii</i> (Tapparone-Canefri 1874) (Chitonida: Acanthochitonidae) is a commonly found intertidal chiton species …
Read PDF<h4>Background</h4><i>Staphylococcus argenteus</i> ST2250 is a globally disseminated clone, but clinical data on its life-threatening infections in high-risk populations and molecular dissemination evidence remain limited.<h4>Methods</h4>We integrated clinical data, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) for …
Read PDFChitons, known as marine living fossils, have retained their ancestral traits for approximately 300 million years. The genus <i>Acanthochitona</i> (Polyplacophora: Acanthochitonidae), characterized by the presence of 9 pairs of sutural tufts on a well-expanded girdle, …
Read PDF<i>Camellia melliana</i> Hand. -Mazz. is an endangered shrub species endemic to China, but it has not been sequenced and has never been included in molecular phylogenetic studies to date. In the present study, the complete …
Read PDFThe interrelationships among Acari groups, Acariformes (mites) and Parasitiformes (ticks and parasitic mites) have been debated for long. We interrogated 90 genomes of Arachnida through a customized Chelicerata-wide ultraconserved elements bait set to resolve higher-level …
Read PDFModern taxonomic classification is often based on phylogenetic analyses of a few molecular markers, although single-gene studies are still common. Here, we leverage genome-scale molecular phylogenetics (phylogenomics) of species and populations to reconstruct evolutionary relationships …
Read PDFTP53 encodes a master tumor suppressor, and understanding its evolutionary constraints is critical for interpreting pathogenic variation. We developed a fully reproducible computational pipeline integrating evolutionary genomics, structural biology, and clinical variant analysis to systematically …
Read PDFParasitic lifestyles often impose profound evolutionary pressures, affecting molecular evolution through both adaptive and non-adaptive mechanisms. Among barnacles (subclass Cirripedia), the obligate parasitic Rhizocephala differ markedly from their filter-feeding thoracican relatives in morphology, ecology, and …
Read PDFMpox is an infectious disease caused by the Monkeypox virus, which is divided into two main genetic clades: Clade I and Clade II. A large-scale outbreak linked to Clade IIb emerged in 2022 and rapidly …
Read PDFA core goal of phylogenomics is to determine the evolutionary history of a set of species from biological sequence data. Phylogenetic networks are able to describe more complex evolutionary phenomena than phylogenetic trees but are …
Read PDFStudies of biotic radiations following geographic invasions often overlook the potential role of subsequent climatic, biotic, and geologic triggers, instead focusing largely on the earliest stage of an invasion. For example, studies of the rodent …
Read PDFSaxitoxin (STX) is one of the most potent marine neurotoxins, produced by several species of freshwater cyanobacteria and marine dinoflagellates. Although omics-based approaches have advanced our understanding of STX biosynthesis in recent decades, the origin, …
Read PDFThe genus <i>Clematis</i> (Ranunculaceae) comprises over 300 species with remarkable morphological and ecological diversity worldwide. Despite its horticultural, medicinal, and ecological importance, a well-resolved phylogeny and coherent infrageneric classification are still lacking. Here, we reconstruct …
Read PDFStudying endemic plants is crucial for enhancing biodiversity in their unique habitats and exploring their evolutionary history. However, classification relying only on morphological traits can be subjective and may lead to inconsistencies in taxonomy. To …
Read PDFThrough genomic phylogeography, previously unrecognised biodiversity can be revealed. The alpine newt serves as a case in point: this taxon carries highly distinct mtDNA clades and has a severely fragmented range. We obtain genome-wide data …
Read PDF<h4>Premise</h4>Target sequence capture (Hyb-Seq) is a cost-effective sequencing strategy that employs RNA probes to enrich for specific genomic sequences. By targeting conserved low-copy orthologs, Hyb-Seq enables efficient phylogenomic investigations. Here, we present Asparagaceae1726-a Hyb-Seq probe …
Read PDFResolving the eukaryotic tree of life (eToL) remains a fundamental challenge in biology. Much of eukaryotic phylogenetic diversity is occupied by unicellular microbial eukaryotes (i.e., protists). Among these, the phylogenetic positions of a significant number …
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