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Entomology
Jackie Farfan, Jose Cerdena, Wilson Huanca-Mamani, Hector A. Vargas, Gislene L. Goncalves, Gilson R. P. Moreira
Summary: The study found weak genetic differentiation among populations of Dione dodona, suggesting gene flow through high dispersal and discussed possible scenarios of source populations and gene flow patterns.
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Evolutionary Biology
Hamid Reza Ghanavi, Victoria Twort, Tobias Joannes Hartman, Reza Zahiri, Niklas Wahlberg
Summary: The use of molecular data has revolutionized the study of evolutionary history. Mitochondrial DNA has been an important source of genetic data, but has limitations in resolving higher-level phylogenetic relationships. With the emergence of high throughput sequencing technologies, more mitochondrial genomes are available, showing potential in resolving lower-level relationships.
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Microbiology
Ying Zhang, Shaojuan Wang, Haixia Li, Chunli Liu, Fei Mi, Ruirui Wang, Meizi Mo, Jianping Xu
Summary: The study suggests that mitochondrial heteroplasmy and recombination in Cantharellus cibarius may not be limited to a specific population and may not be transient. This indicates that there may have been repeated events of heteroplasmy and recombination during the evolution of the yellow chanterelles.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Ecology
Xiangyu Hao, Jiaqi Liu, Hideyuki Chiba, Jintian Xiao, Xiangqun Yuan
Summary: The mitochondrial genome is widely used in phylogenetics and molecular evolution due to its maternal inheritance and fast evolutionary rate. This study sequenced and analyzed the mitogenomes of 3 skippers, finding that the tribe Aeromachini forms a monophyletic group within the subfamily Hesperiinae, supporting the reclassification of two skipper species.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Evolutionary Biology
Rayner Nunez, Keith R. Willmott, Yosiel Alvarez, Julio A. Genaro, Antonio R. Perez-Asso, Marina Quejereta, Thomas Turner, Jacqueline Y. Miller, Christian Brevignon, Gerardo Lamas, Axel Hausmann
Summary: The study utilized genetic markers to identify and analyze the species of Heliconiini genera Agraulis and Dryas, resulting in hypotheses for the number of species in each genus based on molecular and morphometric analyses. Morphometric analysis supported the differentiation of species within both genera based on wing shape, color, and size variations, with future research needed to explore selective forces shaping venation and wing shape, potential gene flow among species, and gather more ecological data.
SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Takaomi Arai, Hussein Taha, Najihah Alidon, Juhaidah Jumat, Syakirah Azmey, Nur Dhabitah Zan, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, Ahasan Habib
Summary: This study analyzed the COI gene of yellowfin snapper and Lutjanus lutjanus. The results showed that yellowfin snapper samples from Brunei Darussalam and eastern Peninsular Malaysia were genetically similar, with higher genetic diversity in Brunei Darussalam. These samples also exhibited signatures of population expansion and lacked spatial genetic structure. In contrast, Lutjanus lutjanus showed a population structure associated with geographical locations.
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Cell Biology
Hiroki Kawano, Yuko Kawano, Chen Yu, Mark W. LaMere, Matthew J. McArthur, Michael W. Becker, Scott W. Ballinger, Satoshi Gojo, Roman A. Eliseev, Laura M. Calvi
Summary: Mitochondrial dysfunction is common in various conditions, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) transfer may be a promising strategy for treatment. In this study, we successfully expanded mouse hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ex vivo and observed high engraftment of the donor cells in the host. We also found that HSCs from donor mice could transfer mtDNA to host cells, highlighting the utility of ex vivo expanded HSCs for mitochondrial transfer.
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Biology
Tessa M. Popay, Jing Wang, Clare M. Adams, Gregory Caleb Howard, Simona G. Codreanu, Stacy D. Sherrod, John A. McLean, Lance R. Thomas, Shelly L. Lorey, Yuichi J. Machida, April M. Weissmiller, Christine M. Eischen, Qi Liu, William P. Tansey
Summary: Research has shown that HCF-1, as a critical co-factor of MYC, significantly affects MYC activity. Modulation of the MYC-HCF-1 interaction can influence cell growth, metabolite profiles, global gene expression patterns, and tumor growth in vivo.
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Genetics & Heredity
Xiuzhang Li, Yuling Li
Summary: The complete mitochondrial genome of Ahamus yushuensis was determined in this study. It has a high A + T content and a close phylogenetic relationship with Thitarodes damxungensis and A. yunnanensis.
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Tabitha R. Taberer, Ralf Fiebig, Alessandro Giusti, Gyula M. Laszlo
Summary: This paper presents the first comprehensive revision of the Afrotropical genus Delorhachis, distinguishing five species groups and describing 11 new species and one new subspecies. The study proposes new taxonomic combinations and provides DNA barcodes for 55 specimens. The findings are supported by maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference approaches, and illustrated with color figures and distribution maps.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
(2023)
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Ecology
Bart T. L. H. van de Vossenberg, Tom H. van Noort, Sanne H. Z. Hooiveld-Knoppers, Lucas P. van der Gouw, Jan E. J. Mertens, Antoon J. M. Loomans
Summary: By analyzing the genetic, geographical, and host information of intercepted pest specimens, it was found that the false codling moth can opportunistically expand to attack new hosts, such as roses, in seven eastern sub-Saharan countries.
BMC ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Fisheries
Guoqing Zhang, Cheng Chen, Wenxuan Lu, Jing Li, Ting Fang, Kun Yang, Xiuxia Zhao, Na Gao, Yangyang Liang
Summary: The genetic diversity of Taenioides cirratus was studied using mitochondrial gene sequences. A total of 159 specimens from different locations were sequenced, and 73 haplotypes were identified. The Pearl River and Nandu River populations showed high genetic diversity, while the Chaohu Lake population showed low genetic diversity. Phylogenetic analysis revealed three major lineages, with each lineage containing haplotypes from different populations. The study also suggested that geological and climatic events played a role in the population dynamics of T. cirratus. The results provide important information for conservation and taxonomic clarification of this species.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY
(2023)
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Zoology
Gyula M. Laszlo, Axel Hausmann, Timm Karisch
Summary: The Afrotropical taxa of the Racotis s.l. generic complex were revised using integrative taxonomical methods. A new genus, Afroracotis gen. n., was established to include the Afrotropical Racotis species based on evaluation of genital morphology and DNA barcode analyses. The new genus is subdivided into 5 subgenera: Afroracotis subgen. n., Herbuloracotis subgen. n., Rwandaracotis subgen. n., Zebracotis subgen. n., and Sokokeracotis subgen. n..
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Biodiversity Conservation
Hector A. Vargas
Summary: Oidaematophorus pseudotrachyphloeus, a little-known plume moth, was recorded for the first time in Chile, with its host plant identified as Ambrosia cumanensis Kunth. The first DNA barcode sequences of O. pseudotrachyphloeus were provided for exploring relationships with related species.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2021)
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Entomology
Na Ra Jeong, Min Jee Kim, Jeong Sun Park, Su Yeon Jeong, Iksoo Kim
Summary: The study compared the mitochondrial genomes of Conogethes punctiferalis and Conogethes pinicolalis, finding significant divergence in protein-coding genes and rRNA genes, not supporting hybridization between the two species. Phylogenetic analysis supported the monophyly of subfamilies in Crambidae and Pyralidae, but low nodal supports were observed due to the limited taxa in the study.
JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Hiroaki Mano, Mitsuyasu Hasebe
Summary: Plant movements can be slow or rapid, with mechanisms including turgor pressure and muscle contraction. Stomata movement is a well-studied model for turgor-driven movement. Rapid multicellular movements require fast cell-cell communication and mechanosensing systems.
JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH
(2021)
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Biology
Kenji Fukushima, Hideki Narukawa, Gergo Palfalvi, Mitsuyasu Hasebe
Summary: Organisms can adapt to environmental fluctuations by producing a genetically programmed set of phenotypes, but extreme conditions may reveal hidden phenotypic misregulation. The combinatorial effects of environmental factors on phenotypic response norms are not well understood, especially in unusual combinations. These findings are crucial for understanding how climate change may challenge organisms not only through extreme cues, but also through uncommon combinations of benign cues.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biology
Taro Maeda, Shunichi Takahashi, Takao Yoshida, Shigeru Shimamura, Yoshihiro Takaki, Yukiko Nagai, Atsushi Toyoda, Yutaka Suzuki, Asuka Arimoto, Hisaki Ishii, Nori Satoh, Tomoaki Nishiyama, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Tadashi Maruyama, Jun Minagawa, Junichi Obokata, Shuji Shigenobu
Summary: Sea slugs that sequester chloroplasts from algae can prolong their lifespan through photosynthesis. Contrary to previous beliefs, it was found that photosynthetic genes are not encoded on the nucleus, and genes related to proteolysis and immunity are up-regulated in chloroplast-enriched tissue without horizontal gene transfer. This study suggests that complex adaptive traits like photosynthesis can be transferred between eukaryotic kingdoms through unique organelle transmission.
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Plant Sciences
Eftychios Frangedakis, Manuel Waller, Tomoaki Nishiyama, Hirokazu Tsukaya, Xia Xu, Yuling Yue, Michelle Tjahjadi, Andika Gunadi, Joyce Van Eck, Fay-Wei Li, Peter Szovenyi, Keiko Sakakibara
Summary: Significant progress has been made in establishing a transformation method for the hornwort model species A. agrestis, enabling the study of hornwort biology at a molecular and genetic level. This technique has opened up possibilities for understanding molecular mechanisms related to symbiosis, carbon-concentrating mechanism, RNA editing, and overall land plant evolution.
Letter
Cell Biology
Jakob V. Kanne, Masaki Ishikawa, Simon Bressendorff, Jeppe Ansbol, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Eleazar Rodriguez, Morten Petersen
Summary: Animal and plant somatic cells have the ability to switch states or reprogram into stem cells to adapt to stress and injury, a process that requires macroautophagy/autophagy. Overexpression of ATG8/LC3 in the moss Physcomitrium patens enhances the ability of somatic cells to reprogram into stem cells when subjected to severe wounding, indicating that autophagy not only facilitates cell dedifferentiation but also increases their competence to do so.
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Plant Sciences
Masaki Ishikawa, Mitsuyasu Hasebe
Summary: This article summarizes the genetic networks regulating cellular reprogramming in P. patens and the role of STEMIN1, and discusses the generality and divergence of the molecular mechanisms underlying cellular reprogramming in land plants and animals.
CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Nan Gu, Chunli Chen, Yukiko Kabeya, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Yosuke Tamada
Summary: This study investigated the developmental roles of TOP1 in the moss Physcomitrium patens. The results showed that TOP1 alpha is involved in fertilization and sporophyte formation, while TOP1 beta does not have this role. In the top1 alpha mutant, the number of sperm cells is reduced and they exhibit abnormal structures. The study also found that TOP1 alpha is involved in cell division and chromatin condensation during spermatogenesis.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Takafumi Kamada, Kohei Otomo, Takashi Murata, Kaito Nakata, Shota Hiruma, Ryota Uehara, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Tomomi Nemoto
Summary: In this study, we developed a multi-color laser microscopy system with mechanical switching and image-splitting detection, allowing for multi-color 3D imaging while avoiding photodamage. The system demonstrated the ability to capture the dynamic processes of cell division and accurately separate intracellular components in multi-color images.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Liang Bao, Natsumi Inoue, Masaki Ishikawa, Eiji Gotoh, Ooi-Kock Teh, Takeshi Higa, Tomoro Morimoto, Eggie Febrianto Ginanjar, Hirofumi Harashima, Natsumi Noda, Masaaki Watahiki, Yuji Hiwatashi, Masami Sekine, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Masamitsu Wada, Tomomichi Fujita
Summary: Light is a critical signal for plant growth, and this study reveals how plants respond to continuously fluctuating light. The kinase PpCDKA plays a key role in controlling light-induced tropisms and chloroplast movements.
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Plant Sciences
Shizuka Koshimizu, Naoki Minamino, Tomoaki Nishiyama, Emiko Yoro, Mayuko Sato, Mayumi Wakazaki, Kiminori Toyooka, Kazuo Ebine, Keiko Sakakibara, Takashi Ueda, Kentaro Yano
Summary: This study identified candidate genes involved in spermatozoid formation in land plants, including BLD10, which plays important roles in basal body and flagella formation. Additionally, it was found that MpBLD10 may have acquired additional functions in spermatozoid formation through rapid molecular evolution.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Takuma Hagihara, Hiroaki Mano, Tomohiro Miura, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Masatsugu Toyota
Summary: Mimosa pudica moves its leaves within seconds of being touched or wounded. Rapid changes in calcium ions and electric signals trigger these movements. The rapid movements help protect the plant from attacks by herbivorous insects.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Juntaro Negi, Tomoki Obata, Sakura Nishimura, Boseok Song, Sho Yamagaki, Yuhei Ono, Makoto Okabe, Natsumi Hoshino, Kohei Fukatsu, Ryo Tabata, Katsushi Yamaguchi, Shuji Shigenobu, Masashi Yamada, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Shinichiro Sawa, Toshinori Kinoshita, Ikuo Nishida, Koh Iba
Summary: A mutant of Arabidopsis, cdi4, was found to have impaired stomatal responses to CO2 and light. This mutation is associated with a gene called PECT1, which encodes CTP:phosphorylethanolamine cytidylyltransferase. By suppressing the expression of PECT1 in guard cells, it was discovered that these mutant lines also exhibited impaired stomatal responses to low-CO2 concentrations or light.
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Biology
Yusuke Kimata, Moe Yamada, Takashi Murata, Keiko Kuwata, Takamasa Suzuki, Ayato Sato, Daisuke Kurihara, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Tetsuya Higashiyama, Minako Ueda
Summary: This study identified two compounds, PD-180970 and PP2, that can transiently control plant cell division in different plant species. These compounds disrupt microtubule organization and phragmoplast formation, impairing nuclear separation and cytokinesis.
LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Jairo Patino, Irene Bisang, Bernard Goffinet, Lars Hedenas, Stuart McDaniel, Silvia Pressel, Michael Stech, Claudine Ah-Peng, Ariel Bergamini, Richard T. Caners, D. Christine Cargill, Nils Cronberg, Jeffrey Duckett, Sarah Eppley, Nicole J. Fenton, Kirsten Fisher, Juana Gonzalez-Mancebo, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Jochen Heinrichs, Kristoffer Hylander, Michael S. Ignatov, Javier Martinez-Abaigar, Nagore G. Medina, Rafael Medina, Dietmar Quandt, Stefan A. Rensing, Karen Renzaglia, Matthew Renner, Rosa M. Ros, Alfons Schafer-Verwimp, Juan Carlos Villarreal, Alain Vanderpoorten
Summary: This article evaluates the prominent challenges and future prospects in bryology, and identifies 50 fundamental questions that will advance the discipline. The research provides a significant foundation for future bryological research.
JOURNAL OF BRYOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Songkui Cui, Tomoya Kubota, Tomoaki Nishiyama, Juliane K. Ishida, Shuji Shigenobu, Tomoko F. Shibata, Atsushi Toyoda, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Ken Shirasu, Satoko Yoshida
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Markus Osaland Fjelde, Einar Timdal, Reidar Haugan, Mika Bendiksby
Summary: This study investigated the taxonomy of the crustose lichen genus Calvitimela using molecular phylogenetics and morphological observations. The results revealed evolutionarily old and deeply divergent lineages within Calvitimela, with overlapping morphological characters between different subgenera. Chemical characters were informative at the level of subgenera but often homoplastic at the species level. A practical taxonomy of Calvitimela was proposed based on these findings.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bo-Yang Shi, Da Pan, Kang-Qin Zhang, Tian-Yu Gu, Darren C. J. Yeo, Peter K. L. Ng, Neil Cumberlidge, Hong-Ying Sun
Summary: This study investigates the evolutionary history and speciation mechanisms of montane potamids in the Hengduan Mountains Region. The results suggest that the vicariance events of these crabs are correlated with the emergence of sky islands due to the uplift of the mountains. The mountain ridges provided corridors for their dispersal and past climatic conditions played a crucial role in their evolutionary history. The mechanisms isolating sky islands are reinforced by the climatic features of dry-hot valleys and continue to affect local diversification.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Attila Nemeth, Edvard Mizsei, Levente Laczko, David Czaban, Zsolt Hegyeli, Szabolcs Lengyel, Gabor Csorba, Gabor Sramko
Summary: Species delimitation of European blind mole rats is challenging due to their small morphological differences and complex chromosomal evolution. This study provides a comprehensive framework to improve understanding of their evolutionary history and revise their taxonomy. The results reveal the presence of multiple superspecies and species, with distinct geographic patterns and rapid chromosomal evolution.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ying Qi, Zhaoyan Zhong, Xu Liu, Xing He, Yadong Zhou, Lili Zhang, Chong Chen, Katrin Linse, Jian-Wen Qiu, Jin Sun
Summary: This study investigates the phylogenetic relationships among patellogastropod families using mitochondrial and phylogenomic data. The results show that the mitochondrial phylogeny recovers monophyly of most families, but the relationships among families are still contentious. However, a more robust family-level topology consistent with morphology is achieved by phylogenomics. Additionally, the mainly deep-water families are found to be monophyletic, suggesting a single colonization of the deep water during the Jurassic.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yu-Jie Shi, Jin -Liang Huang, Jia-Xuan Mi, Jing Li, Fan-Yu Meng, Yu Zhong, Fang He, Fei -Fei Tian, Fan Zhang, Liang-Hua Chen, Han-Bo Yang, Hong-Lin Hu, Xue-Qin Wan
Summary: Despite numerous studies on hybrid speciation, our understanding of this process remains limited. In this study, we conducted an 18-year systematic investigation on Populus taxa on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and discovered three new taxa that originated from distant hybridization between two different sections. These hybrid taxa demonstrate greater ecological adaptability than their ancestral species due to heterosis. We propose a hybrid speciation process model that can explain important evolutionary concerns.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anna Cho, Denis Tikhonenkov, Gordon Lax, Kristina I. Prokina, Patrick J. Keeling
Summary: Unlike conspicuous ochrophytes, many small and overlooked flagellates belonging to basally branching stramenopiles remain poorly characterized at the cellular or genomic level. This study describes four new species, including two new genera, of sediment-dwelling MAST-6 and provides updated phylogenomic tree of stramenopiles. The characterization of these flagellates is important due to their phylogenetic diversity and abundance in various environments.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tian-Tian Xue, Steven B. Janssens, Bin-Bin Liu, Sheng-Xiang Yu
Summary: Phylogenomic conflicts are widespread among genomic data, with most previous studies primarily focusing on nuclear datasets instead of organellar genomes. In this study, we investigated the phylogenetic conflicts within and between plastid and mitochondrial genomes using Potentilla as a case study. We found that both plastid and mitochondrial genomes divided Potentilla into eight highly supported clades, with two newly identified clades. Our results demonstrate that mitochondrial genes can fully resolve phylogenetic relationships among major clades of Potentilla and are not always linked with plastomes in evolutionary history.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexandra A. Grossi, Chunpo Tian, Mengjiao Ren, Fasheng Zou, Daniel R. Gustafsson
Summary: This study suggests that the coevolutionary relationships between chewing lice, endosymbiotic bacteria, and birds are not independent, but the patterns vary depending on the analysis method used. Additionally, louse host-switching does not seem to affect bacterial strains.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ingrid Olivares, Sergio Tusso, Maria Jose Sanin, Marylaure de La Harpe, Oriane Loiseau, Jonathan Rolland, Nicolas Salamin, Michael Kessler, Kentaro K. Shimizu, Margot Paris
Summary: Traditionally, differences between species have been associated with morphological variation. However, the discovery of cryptic diversity suggests that the evolution of distinct lineages can occur without morphological differences. Through genetic analysis, we found that a tropical montane plant lineage is composed of numerous unrecognized genetic groups that are not morphologically distinct. Geographic distance and topography play a crucial role in determining the genetic divergence of these groups.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)