Mitochondrial genome evolution in species belonging to the Phialocephala fortinii s.l. - Acephala applanata species complex.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mitochondrial (mt) markers are successfully applied in evolutionary biology and systematics because mt genomes often evolve faster than the nuclear genomes. In addition, they allow robust phylogenetic analysis based on conserved proteins of the oxidative phosphorylation system. In the present study we sequenced and annotated the complete mt genome of P. subalpina, a member of the Phialocephala fortinii s.l. - Acephala applanata species complex (PAC). PAC belongs to the Helotiales, which is one of the most diverse groups of ascomycetes including more than 2,000 species. The gene order was compared to deduce the mt genome evolution in the Pezizomycotina. Genetic variation in coding and intergenic regions of the mtDNA was studied for PAC to assess the usefulness of mt DNA f

SUBMITTER: Duo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3434094 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature