ISSN:
1618-2545
Keywords:
Chromista
;
internal transcribed spacer
;
phylogeny
;
Pythium
;
5.8S rDNA
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The sequences of ITS regions in 30 species and two groups of the genusPythium were resolved. In the phylogenetic trees, the species were generally divided into two clusters, referred to here as the F and S groups. The species in the two groups correspond in terms of their sporangial morphology, with the F group being filamentous/lobulate and the S group being spherical. Genetic divergence within the F group was lower than that within the S group. Other morphological characteristics such as oogonial structure and sexual nature appeared to be unrelated to the groupings in these trees. An alignment analysis revealed common sequences to all the species and arrangements specific to each F or S group. It was found that the ITS region was a good target in designing species-specific primers for the identification and detection ofPythium species. In the tree based on 5.8S rDNA sequences, oomycetes are distantly related to other fungi but separated from algae in Chromista.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02463876
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