Comparative Plastomics of Plantains (Plantago, Plantaginaceae) as a Tool for the Development of Species-Specific DNA Barcodes.

ABSTRACT: Plantago (plantains, Plantaginaceae) is a cosmopolitan genus including over 250 species used as functional foods, forage, and traditional medicine. Among them, Plantago lanceolata is commonly used as an ingredient of herbal products, but the close similarity to other Plantago species can cause misidentifications with potentially serious consequences for product safety/quality. To test the possibility of developing species-specific barcoding markers, we de novo assembled plastome sequences of individuals of Plantago argentea, Plantago atrata, P. lanceolata, and Plantago maritima. These genomes were characterized in comparison with both previously sequenced conspecific accessions and other publicly available plastomes, thus providing an assess

SUBMITTER: Mehmood F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11478842 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature