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Paracidovorax citrulli is the causative agent of bacterial fruit blotch in melons and watermelons. This study used comparative genomic approaches of 17 Brazilian P. citrulli strains obtained from melons and watermelons to classify them into …
Read PDFTwo yeast isolates from passion flowers were sampled in the southern part of the Serra do Mar Atlantic Rainforest in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Barcode sequencing and mating experiments showed them to be representatives of …
Read PDFMembers of the class <i>Campylobacteria</i> are microaerophilic bacteria widely distributed across diverse environments and are abundant in hydrothermal systems. However, cultivated representatives, particularly from shallow-water vents, remain limited. Here, we investigated the genomic diversity and …
Read PDFThe Pottiaceae family represents one of the most diverse and ecologically adaptable bryophytes; however, its chloroplast genome diversity remains largely unexplored. This study aimed to investigate plastome variation and identify evolutionary informative loci within the …
Read PDFSquamates include more than 11,000 extant species of lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, and display a dazzling diversity of phenotypes across their over 200-million-year evolutionary history on Earth. Here, we introduce and define squamates (Order Squamata) …
Read PDFHybridization has been recognized to play important roles in evolution, however studies of the genetic consequence are still lagging behind in vertebrates due to the lack of appropriate experimental systems. Fish of the genus Xiphophorus …
Read PDFA new level of viral complexity has emerged from the isolation of green algae-infecting chloroviruses from diverse aquatic environments around the world over the past few decades. This study focuses on describing and comparing the …
Read PDFExtracellular contractile injection systems (eCISs) are bacteriophage tail-derived toxin delivery complexes in prokaryotes. They play roles in microbial interactions with hosts, using tail fiber proteins for target cell binding. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis …
Read PDF<h4>Background</h4>Cassava is an important crop for food security in the tropics where its production is jeopardized by several viral diseases, including the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) which is endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian …
Read PDFAmphibians of the Afrobatrachia clade represent a major component of sub-Saharan Africa's biodiversity, yet they remain underrepresented in genomic databases. Here, we present the first whole-genome assembly of the Common Reed Frog, Hyperolius viridiflavus viridiflavus …
Read PDF<h4>Background</h4>Genomic data have unveiled a fascinating aspect of the evolutionary past, showing that the mingling of different species through hybridization has left its mark on the histories of numerous life forms. However, the relationship between …
Read PDFMicrobial plant pathogens possess higher diversity in the center of domestication of their host plants than in the introduced geographic area of the corresponding crops. In this study, the center of wheat, barley, and oat …
Read PDF<h4>Background</h4>Genomic resource development for non-model organisms is rapidly progressing, seeking to uncover molecular mechanisms and evolutionary adaptations enabling thriving in diverse environments. Limited genomic data for bat species hinder insights into their evolutionary processes, particularly …
Read PDFThe abundant and metabolically versatile aquatic bacterial order, <i>Rhodobacterales</i>, influences marine biogeochemical cycles. We assessed <i>Rhodobacterales</i> metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) abundance, estimated growth rates, and potential and expressed functions in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, two …
Read PDF<h4>Background</h4>The inconsistency between morphological and genetic evidence has consistently presented a challenge in taxonomy. The genus Aspidistra (Asparagaceae) comprises perennial herbs found primarily in eastern and southeastern Asia. This group has received limited systematic study …
Read PDF<i>Orbea</i> is a morphologically diverse lineage within the subtribe Stapeliinae, yet plastome evolution in Arabian taxa remains insufficiently characterized. This study reports the first complete chloroplast genomes of <i>Orbea sprengeri</i> subsp. <i>commutata</i> and <i>O. wissmannii</i> …
Read PDFBACKGROUND: The Poaceae is one of the world’s most ecologically and economically important plant families, encompassing major food crops and forage grasses. Despite its agricultural significance, systematic analyses of chloroplast genome evolution across this diverse …
Read PDFThe Streptophyta emerged about a billion years ago. Nowadays, this branch of the green lineage is most famous for one of its clades, the land plants (Embryophyta). Although Embryophyta make up the major share of …
Read PDFThe mitochondrial genome of a golden orb-web spider <i>Trichonephila clavata</i> (L. Koch, 1878) from South Korea is determined and characterized in detail, which is the second mitochondrial genome reported from this species: the first was …
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