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Amplicon capture is a promising target sequence capture approach for phylogenomic analyses, and the design of clade-specific nuclear protein-coding locus (NPCL) amplification primers is crucial for its successful application. In this study, we developed a …
Read PDFChloroplast (cp) genome sequences have been extensively used for phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses, as many have been sequenced in recent years. Identification of Quercus is challenging because many species overlap phenotypically owing to interspecific hybridization, …
Read PDFArthropoda represents the most diverse animal phylum, but clarifying the phylogenetic relationships among arthropod taxa remains challenging given the numerous arthropod lineages that diverged over a short period of time. In order to resolve the …
Read PDFGregarines are a large and diverse subgroup of Apicomplexa, a lineage of obligate animal symbionts including pathogens such as <i>Plasmodium</i>, the malaria parasite. Unlike <i>Plasmodium</i>, however, gregarines are poorly studied, despite the fact that as …
Read PDFAntimicrobial resistance poses an increasing global challenge, driving the urgent need for alternative strategies to identify novel therapeutic agents. Microbial natural products encoded by biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) remain among the most promising sources of …
Read PDFLarge genomic data sets are becoming the new normal in phylogenetic research, but the identification of true orthologous genes and the exclusion of problematic paralogs is still challenging when applying commonly used sequencing methods such …
Read PDFWell-resolved phylogenetic relationships within the diverse Neotropical orchid genus Lepanthes are presented based on a genome skimming approach that yielded nine newly sequenced chloroplast genomes. We complemented this with 17-86 plastome coding genes for 26 …
Read PDFMitochondrial introgression is common among animals and is often first identified through mitonuclear discordance-discrepancies between evolutionary relationships inferred from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and nuclear DNA (nuDNA). Over recent decades, genomic data have also revealed extensive …
Read PDF<h4>Introduction</h4><i>Picea asperata</i> Mast. as a kind of keystone coniferous plant, lives in alpine and subalpine regions of Southwest China and takes on very important ecological and economic tasks there. But with the increasingly serious global …
Read PDFThe genus Asparagus arose ∼9 to 15 million years ago (Ma), and transitions from hermaphroditism to dioecy (separate sexes) occurred ∼3 to 4 Ma. Roughly 27% of extant Asparagus species are dioecious, while the remaining …
Read PDF<i>Gnetum formosum</i> Markgr., a member of the Gnetaceae family, is distributed in Vietnam. This plant remains a botanical enigma with an unexplored diversity of chemical constituents and pharmacological effects. In this study, two new steroidal …
Read PDFWe present a de novo mitogenome assembly from a specimen of Rhinichthys atratulus, the Eastern Blacknose Dace, collected in the Connecticut River drainage. R. atratulus is a fish species widely distributed across Atlantic slope drainages …
Read PDFBipolaris oryzae, the causal agent of rice brown spot, is a necrotrophic fungus that produces phytotoxic secondary metabolites, yet its genomic basis of pathogenicity remains incompletely defined. We sequenced six South Korean B. oryzae isolates …
Read PDFCulturing protists offers a powerful approach to exploring eukaryotic diversity, especially for deep-branching lineages. In this study, we cultured and described a novel protist species, named <i>Glissandra oviformis</i> n sp. within the poorly studied and …
Read PDF<b>Background.</b> <i>Pandoraea sputorum</i> is an emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen primarily associated with cystic fibrosis. Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are rare but linked to high mortality. The genomic characteristics and evolutionary history of <i>P. sputorum</i> lineages causing BSIs …
Read PDFThe Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky), and the citrus longhorned beetle, A. malasiaca (Thomson) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), represent two globally notorious forest pests whose introductions into North America and Europe have caused extensive damage to …
Read PDFSpecies of the family Microdochiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) have been reported from worldwide, and collected from different plant hosts. The proposed new genus and two new species, <i>viz.</i>, <i>Macroidriella</i> <b>gen. nov.</b>, <i>M.bambusae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Microdochiumaustrale</i> …
Read PDF<h4>Purpose</h4>The <i>Poikilospermum</i> genus, which belongs to the Urticaceae family, has historically been used for medicinal purposes in Southeast Asia. However, its phytochemical potential and pharmacological mechanisms have not yet been adequately investigated. This review consolidates …
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