Exceptional Enlargement of the Mitochondrial Genome Results from Distinct Causes in Different Rain Frogs (Anura: Brevicipitidae: Breviceps) by Keitaro Hemmi, Ryosuke Kakehashi, Chiaki Kambayashi, Louis Du Preez, Leslie Minter, Nobuaki Furuno, Atsushi Kurabayashi

“…Based on the current Breviceps phylogeny and estimated divergence age, it can be concluded that the genome enlargements occurred independently in each species lineage within relatively short periods. …”
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Mitogenomic Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal New Insights into the Taxonomy and Evolution of Parnassiinae Swallowtail Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) by Lu Song, Xiaoxiao Chen, Xiushan Li, Raul Narciso C. Guedes, Youssef Dewer, Suqin Shang, Jingjiang Zhou

“…Mitochondrial genomes provide powerful insights into insect phylogeny and molecular evolution, aiding in the clarification of complex taxonomic relationships. …”
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Complete Mitochondrial Genome of <i>Niphon spinosus</i> (Perciformes: Niphonidae): Genome Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis by Maheshkumar Prakash Patil, Jong-Oh Kim, Seung Hyun Yoo, Jiyoung Shin, Ji-Young Yang, Kyunghoi Kim, Gun-Do Kim

“…These findings will contribute to future studies on the evolutionary history, population genetics, molecular taxonomy, and phylogeny of <i>N. spinosus</i> and related species.…”
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New insights into the stipitate hydnoid fungi Sarcodon, Hydnellum, and the formerly informally defined Neosarcodon, with emphasis on the edible species marketed in Southwest China by Di Wang, Hui Feng, Jie Zhou, Tian-Hai Liu, Zhi-Yuan Zhang, Ying-Yin Xu, Jie Tang, Wei-Hong Peng, Xiao-Lan He

“…In the present study, specimens collected in the field and purchased from the markets in Southwest China were analyzed based on morphological characters and DNA sequences. Phylogeny of the traditional Sarcodon s. lat. and Hydnellum s. lat. was reconstructed from the combined internal transcribed spacer (ITS), nuclear large ribosomal subunit (nLSU) and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) dataset based on expanded samples to reevaluate the taxonomic placements of the two genera. …”
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Analysis of bacterial genetic diversity in biofloc by using ARDRA 16S-rRNA gene by , Widanarni, Dewi Nurhayati, Dinamella Wahjuningrum

“…Keywords: bacterial diversity, ARDRA, biofloc, phylogeny     ABSTRAK   Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis keragaman genetika bakteri bioflok menggunakan metode polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 16S-rRNA dengan teknik ARDRA. …”
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Sugar transporters of the SWEET family and their role in arbuscular mycorrhiza by A. A. Kryukov, A. O. Gorbunova, T. R. Kudriashova, O. I. Yakhin, A. A. Lubyanov, U. M. Malikov, M. F. Shishova, A. P. Kozhemyakov, A. P. Yurkov

“…The survey provides data on the study history, structure and localization, phylogeny and functions of the SWEET proteins. A high variability of both the SWEET proteins themselves and their functions is noted along with the fact that the same proteins may perform different functions in different plants. …”
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Holarctic phylogeographic structure of Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) by I. V. Kulikova, Y. N. Zhuravlev, I. G. Korobitsyn, G. A. Nemkova, K. G. McCracken, J. L. Peters

“…A reconstruction of haplotypes phylogeny revealed the absence of geographic structure in the data. …”
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Museomics of Carabus giant ground beetles shows an Oligocene origin and in situ alpine diversification by Pauli, Marie T., Gauthier, Jérémy, Labédan, Marjorie, Blanc, Mickael, Bilat, Julia, Toussaint, Emmanuel F. A.

“…Using this technique at both the intra- and interspecific levels, we infer the most robust phylogeny to date for Arcifera, an ecologically and morphologically diverse clade of Carabus giant ground beetles. …”
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Biogeographic Insights Into the Late Miocene Diversification of the Giant Deep‐Ocean Amphipod Eurythenes by Carolina E. González, Johanna N. J. Weston, Reinaldo Rivera, Marcelo Oliva, Rubén Escribano, Osvaldo Ulloa

“…We constructed a time‐calibrated phylogeny using two mitochondrial DNA genes by analyzing publicly available data on 14 species of Eurythenes across a global depth range from 839 to 8081 m. …”
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Probing the potential of InDel polymorphisms on the molecular identification of cetaceans by Dafne Adriana Abreu dos Anjos, Rodrigo Goldenberg Barbosa, Anna Luiza dos Santos Donato, Elizeu Fagundes de Carvalho, Cesar Rogerio Leal do Amaral

“…The regions selected in this study can be used for the construction of molecular identification assays for phylogeny and conservation studies, especially when degraded samples are included.…”
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Spatio-temporal diversity of dietary preferences and stress sensibilities of early and middle Miocene Rhinocerotidae from Eurasia: impact of climate changes by Hullot, Manon, Merceron, Gildas, Antoine, Pierre-Olivier

“…The very large hippo-like Brachypotherium brachypus was one of the most affected species at all concerned localities (but Sansan), whereas early-diverging elasmotheriines were very little affected, suggesting an influence of phylogeny and/or diet in stress susceptibility. …”
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Sequence Variation in Toxoplasma gondii rop17 Gene among Strains from Different Hosts and Geographical Locations by Nian-Zhang Zhang, Ying Xu, Si-Yang Huang, Dong-Hui Zhou, Rui-Ai Wang, Xing-Quan Zhu

“…Sequence analysis identified 33 variable nucleotide positions (2.1%), 16 of which were identified as transitions. Phylogeny reconstruction based on rop17 gene data revealed two major clusters which could readily distinguish Type I and Type II strains. …”
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Persistent cross-species transmission systems dominate Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 epidemiology in a high incidence region: A genomic epidemiology study by Gillian AM Tarr, Linda Chui, Kim Stanford, Emmanuel W Bumunang, Rahat Zaheer, Vincent Li, Stephen B Freedman, Chad R Laing, Tim A McAllister

“…We constructed a timed phylogeny using BEAST2 using a structured coalescent model. …”
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Characterization of tumor evolution by functional clonality and phylogenetics in hepatocellular carcinoma by Zeynep Kacar, Eric Slud, Doron Levy, Julián Candia, Anuradha Budhu, Marshonna Forgues, Xiaolin Wu, Arati Raziuddin, Bao Tran, Jyoti Shetty, Yotsawat Pomyen, Jittiporn Chaisaingmongkol, Siritida Rabibhadana, Benjarath Pupacdi, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi, Nirush Lertprasertsuke, Chirayu Auewarakul, Suleeporn Sangrajrang, Chulabhorn Mahidol, Mathuros Ruchirawat, Xin Wei Wang

“…Furthermore, we observe significant B cell enrichment in linear trees compared to non-linear trees suggesting the need for further research to uncover potential variations in immune cell types within genomically determined phylogeny types. These results hint at the possibility that tumor cells and their microenvironment may collectively influence the tumor evolution process.…”
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Squamanitaceae and three new species of Squamanita parasitic on Amanita basidiomes by Jian-Wei Liu, Zai-Wei Ge, Egon Horak, Alfredo Vizzini, Roy E. Halling, Chun-Lei Pan, Zhu L. Yang

“…In this study, with newly generated sequences of the type of the genus Squamanita, S. schreieri, and several additional species of the family, the phylogeny is reinvestigated with a concatenated (18S-5.8S-nrLSU-RPB2-TEF1-α) dataset. …”
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The first two mitochondrial genomes from Apiotrichum reveal mitochondrial evolution and different taxonomic assignment of Trichosporonales by Qiang Li, Wenqi Xiao, Peng Wu, Ting Zhang, Peng Xiang, Qian Wu, Liang Zou, Mingying Gui

“…This study served as the first report on mitogenomes from the genus Apiotrichum, which promotes the understanding of evolution, genomics, and phylogeny of Apiotrichum.…”
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The complete chloroplast genome sequences of monotypic genus Pseudogalium, and comparative analyses with its relative genera by Wei Yu, Xiao-Juan Li, Zhen Lv, Li-E Yang, De-Li Peng

“…Conclusions The complete chloroplast genomes of P. paradoxum were first reported in this study, which provided a new insight into phylogeny and taxonomy of this genus. Phylogenetic analyses strongly supported the following proposals: (1) P. paradoxum can be isolated as a genus closely related to Galium; (2) P. paradoxum subsp. paradoxum and P. paradoxum subsp. duthiei form distinct clades, both of which can be considered as subspecies of P. paradoxum.…”
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Project ChemicalBlooms: Collaborating with citizen scientists to survey the chemical diversity and phylogenetic distribution of plant epicuticular wax blooms by Le Thanh Dien Nguyen, Nicole Groth, Kylie Mondloch, Edgar B. Cahoon, Keith Jones, Lucas Busta

“…By mapping the 78 wax bloom chemical profiles onto a phylogeny and using phylogenetic comparative analyses, we found that secondary alcohol and triterpenoid‐rich wax blooms were present in lineage‐specific patterns that would not be expected to arise by chance. …”
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Codon usage patterns and genomic variation analysis of chloroplast genomes provides new insights into the evolution of Aroideae by Xinbi Jia, Jiaqi Wei, Yuewen Chen, Chenghong Zeng, Chan Deng, Pengchen Zeng, Yufei Tang, Qinghong Zhou, Yingjin Huang, Qianglong Zhu

“…The chloroplast genome (CPG) is useful for studying on plant taxonomy and phylogeny, and the analysis of codon usage bias (CUB) in CPGs provides further insights into the intricate phylogenetic relationships among Aroideae. …”
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How Marine Megabenthos Fauna Responds to River Discharge and Artificial Flood in Large River Estuary by Debin Sun, Qinglu Fu, Jiao Wang, Linlin Chen, Jing Chen, Yilin Wang, Baoquan Li

“…The comprehensive indices of biodiversity (C‐diversity), phylogeny (C‐phyl), and stability (C‐stability) were synthesized from 24 basic indices to characterize the overall traits of megabenthos faunas. …”
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