Comparative Analysis of Bacillariophyceae Chloroplast Genomes Uncovers Extensive Genome Rearrangements Associated with Speciation.

ABSTRACT: The Bacillariophyceae is a species-rich, ecologically significant class of Bacillariophyta. Despite their critical importance in marine ecosystems as primary producers and in the development of harmful algal blooms (HABs), taxonomic research on Bacillariophyceae species has been hindered because of their limited morphological features, plasticity of morphologies, and the low resolution of common molecular markers. Hence molecular markers with improved resolution are urgently needed. Organelle genomes, which can be constructed efficiently with the recent development of high throughput DNA sequencing technologies and the advancement of bioinformatics tools, have been proposed as super barcodes for their higher resolution for distinguishing different species and intra-species genomic variatio

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9408514 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature