Complete plastome sequencing resolves taxonomic relationships among species of Calligonum L. (Polygonaceae) in China
Complete plastome sequencing resolves taxonomic relationships among species of Calligonum L. (Polygonaceae) in China
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完整的质体组测序解决了中国Calligonum L.(蓼科)物种之间的分类关系
DOI:
10.1186/s12870-020-02466-5
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发表时间:
2020-06-08
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Ge, Xue-Jun
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作者:
Song, Feng;Li, Ting;Ge, Xue-Jun
BackgroundCalligonum(Polygonaceae) is distributed from southern Europe through northern Africa to central Asia, and is typically found in arid, desert regions. Previous studies have revealed that standard DNA barcodes fail to discriminateCalligonumspecies. In this study, the complete plastid genomes (plastome) for 32 accessions of 21Calligonumspecies is sequenced to not only generate the first complete plastome sequence for the genusCalligonumbut to also 1) Assess the ability of the complete plastome sequence to discern species within the group, and 2) screen the plastome sequence for a cost-effective DNA barcode that can be used in future studies to resolve taxonomic relationships within the group.ResultsThe whole plastomes ofCalligonumspecies possess a typical quadripartite structure. The size of theCalligonumplastome is approximately 161 kilobase pairs (kbp), and encodes 113 genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and four rRNA genes. Based on ML phylogenetic tree analyses, the complete plastome has higher species identification (78%) than combinations of standard DNA barcodes (rbcL + matK + nrITS, 56%). Five newly screened gene regions (ndhF,trnS-G,trnC-petN,ndhF-rpl32,rpl32-trnL) had high species resolution, wherendhFandtrnS-Gwere able to distinguish the highest proportion ofCalligonumspecies (56%).ConclusionsThe entire plastid genome was the most effective barcode for the genusCalligonum, although other gene regions showed great potential as taxon-specific barcodes for species identification inCalligonum.