[HTML][HTML] Advances in DNA metabarcoding for food and wildlife forensic species identification

M Staats, AJ Arulandhu, B Gravendeel… - Analytical and …, 2016 - Springer
Species identification using DNA barcodes has been widely adopted by forensic scientists
as an effective molecular tool for tracking adulterations in food and for analysing samples …

Divergence times, historical biogeography, and shifts in speciation rates of Myrtales

BA Berger, R Kriebel, D Spalink, KJ Sytsma - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine the eudicot order Myrtales, a clade with strong Gondwanan representation for
most of its families. Although previous phylogenetic studies greatly improved our …

[HTML][HTML] Authentication of herbal supplements using next-generation sequencing

NV Ivanova, ML Kuzmina, TWA Braukmann… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background DNA-based testing has been gaining acceptance as a tool for authentication of
a wide range of food products; however, its applicability for testing of herbal supplements …

Which changes are needed to render all genera of the German flora monophyletic?

JW Kadereit, DC Albach, F Ehrendorfer… - Willdenowia, 2016 - BioOne
The use of DNA sequence data in plant systematics has brought us closer than ever to
formulating well-founded hypotheses about phylogenetic relationships, and phylogenetic …

Phylogeny of the Rosidae: A dense taxon sampling analysis

M Sun, R Naeem, JX Su, ZY Cao… - … of systematics and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rosidae, a clade of approximately 90 000 species of angiosperms, exhibits remarkable
morphological diversity and extraordinary heterogeneity in habitats and life forms. Resolving …

[HTML][HTML] Diversification into novel habitats in the Africa clade of Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae): erect habit and elephant's foot tubers

O Maurin, AM Muasya, P Catalan, EZ Shongwe… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2016 - Springer
Background Dioscorea is a widely distributed and highly diversified genus in tropical
regions where it is represented by ten main clades, one of which diversified exclusively in …

[HTML][HTML] Exposing the illegal trade in cycad species (Cycadophyta: Encephalartos) at two traditional medicine markets in South Africa using DNA barcoding

J Williamson, O Maurin, SNS Shiba, H Van der Bank… - …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Species in the cycad genus Encephalartos are listed in CITES Appendix I and as
Threatened or Protected Species in terms of South Africa's National Environmental …

A five-marker molecular phylogeny of the Styphelieae (Epacridoideae, Ericaceae) supports a broad concept of Styphelia

C Puente-Lelièvre, M Hislop… - Australian …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
The Styphelieae is the largest of the seven tribes within the subfamily Epacridoideae
Arn.(Ericaceae Juss.). Recent molecular phylogenetic work has resulted in the …

Evaluation of chloroplast and nuclear DNA barcodes for species identification in Terminalia L.

S Nithaniyal, M Parani - Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 2016 - Elsevier
The genus Terminalia L. belongs to the Combretaceae family, which includes several
medicinal and threatened species with high trade value. Species of Terminalia in India …

[HTML][HTML] Ribosomal DNA and plastid markers used to sample fungal and plant communities from wetland soils reveals complementary biotas

TM Porter, S Shokralla, D Baird, GB Golding… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Though the use of metagenomic methods to sample below-ground fungal communities is
common, the use of similar methods to sample plants from their underground structures is …