Plant DNA barcoding: from gene to genome

X Li, Y Yang, RJ Henry, M Rossetto, Y Wang… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT DNA barcoding is currently a widely used and effective tool that enables rapid
and accurate identification of plant species; however, none of the available loci work across …

Choosing and using a plant DNA barcode

PM Hollingsworth, SW Graham, DP Little - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The main aim of DNA barcoding is to establish a shared community resource of DNA
sequences that can be used for organismal identification and taxonomic clarification. This …

Validation of the ITS2 region as a novel DNA barcode for identifying medicinal plant species

S Chen, H Yao, J Han, C Liu, J Song, L Shi, Y Zhu… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The plant working group of the Consortium for the Barcode of Life
recommended the two-locus combination of rbcL+ matK as the plant barcode, yet the …

Highly variable chloroplast markers for evaluating plant phylogeny at low taxonomic levels and for DNA barcoding

W Dong, J Liu, J Yu, L Wang, S Zhou - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background At present, plant molecular systematics and DNA barcoding techniques rely
heavily on the use of chloroplast gene sequences. Because of the relatively low evolutionary …

Comparative analysis of a large dataset indicates that internal transcribed spacer (ITS) should be incorporated into the core barcode for seed plants

China Plant BOL Group 1, DZ Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
A two-marker combination of plastid rbcL and matK has previously been recommended as
the core plant barcode, to be supplemented with additional markers such as plastid trnH …

Multiple multilocus DNA barcodes from the plastid genome discriminate plant species equally well

AJ Fazekas, KS Burgess, PR Kesanakurti, SW Graham… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
A universal barcode system for land plants would be a valuable resource, with potential
utility in fields as diverse as ecology, floristics, law enforcement and industry. However, the …

Selecting barcoding loci for plants: evaluation of seven candidate loci with species‐level sampling in three divergent groups of land plants

ML Hollingsworth, A Andra Clark… - Molecular ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
There has been considerable debate, but little consensus regarding locus choice for DNA
barcoding land plants. This is partly attributable to a shortage of comparable data from all …

DNA barcodes: genes, genomics, and bioinformatics

WJ Kress, DL Erickson - Proceedings of the National …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
DNA barcoding (a tool for rapid species identification based on DNA sequences) and
genomics (which compares entire genome structure and expression) share an emphasis on …

Selection of candidate coding DNA barcoding regions for use on land plants

CS Ford, KL Ayres, N Toomey, N Haider… - Botanical Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
An in silico screen of 41 of the 81 coding regions of the Nicotiana plastid genome generated
a shortlist of 12 candidates as DNA barcoding loci for land plants. These loci were evaluated …

New universal matK primers for DNA barcoding angiosperms

J Yu, JH XUE, SL ZHOU - Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The chloroplast maturase K gene (matK) is one of the most variable coding genes of
angiosperms and has been suggested to be a “barcode” for land plants. However, matK …