Plastid genome and composition analysis of two medical ferns: Dryopteris crassirhizoma Nakai and Osmunda japonica Thunb.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dryopteris crassirhizoma Nakai and Osmunda japonica Thunb. are ferns that are popularly used for medicine, as recorded by the Chinese pharmacopoeia, and are distributed in different regions of China. However, O. japonica is not record in the Standards of Chinese Herbal Medicines in Hong Kong. Research on identification methods of D. crassirhizoma and O. japonica is necessary and the phylogenetic position of the two species should be identified. The plastid genome is structurally highly conserved, providing valuable sources of genetic markers for phylogenetic analyses and development of molecule makers for identification.

Methods

The plastid genome DNA was extracted from both fern species and then sequenced on the Illumina Hiseq 4

SUBMITTER: Xu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6417082 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature