Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Erianthus arundinaceus and Miscanthus sinensis: Comparative Genomics and Evolution of the Saccharum Complex.

ABSTRACT: The genera Erianthus and Miscanthus, both members of the Saccharum complex, are of interest as potential resources for sugarcane improvement and as bioenergy crops. Recent studies have mainly focused on the conservation and use of wild accessions of these genera as breeding materials. However, the sequence data are limited, which hampers the studies of phylogenetic relationships, population structure, and evolution of these grasses. Here, we determined the complete chloroplast genome sequences of Erianthus arundinaceus and Miscanthus sinensis by using 454 GS FLX pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing. Alignment of the E. arundinaceus and M. sinensis chloroplast genome sequences with the known sequence of Saccharum officinarum demonstrated a high degree of conservation in gene content and ord

SUBMITTER: Tsuruta SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5268433 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature