There are currently 25 recognized species of the chipmunk genus Tamias. In this study we sequenced the complete mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) gene of 23 Tamias species. We analyzed the cyt b sequence and then analyzed a combined data set of cyt b along with a previous data set of cytochrome oxidase subunit II (COII) sequence. Maximum-likelihood was used to further test the fit of models of...

Anopheles funestus, one of the main African malaria vectors, caused a major malaria outbreak in South Africa during 1999/2000, even though South Africa had an effective vector control program in place. The outbreak was due to pyrethroid resistant An. funestus invading KwaZulu/Natal. Increased activity of cytochrome P450 (monooxygenase) was responsible for the pyrethroid resistance in this speci...

Xenarthra (Edentata) is an extremely diverse mammalian order whose modern representatives are the armadillos, anteaters, and sloths. The phylogeny of these groups is poorly resolved. This is particularly true for the sloths (phyllophagans), originally a large and diverse group now reduced to two genera in two different families. Both morphological analyses and molecular analyses of rDNA genes o...

We describe the development and validation of a qPCR assay to detect Poecilia reticulata, highly invasive species freshwater fish Caribbean islands, through environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. Originating from Trinidad, this is detrimental countless native tropical communities. A assay, consisting set primers fluorescent probe, amplifying 214 base pair target region mitochondrial Cytochrome B ge...

Meat samples of various animal species have been obtained from Giza Governorate's butcher shops, common retail markets, veterinary faculties, Zoo and hospitals. Physical, bacteriological, molecular analysis was carried out on the meat samples. Physical examination showed that typical untypical differed. Bacteriological highest TCC found in horse while least goat meat. The total count S. aureus ...

In an attempt to disentangle the complex taxonomy of Labeobarbus species Epulu River, a right bank headwater affluent Aruwimi, Central Congo basin, morphological study was undertaken on 221 specimens from and 32 type specimens. As result, five different have been distinguished, including four so-called rubberlips, L. caudovittatus, macroceps, mawambiensis, sp. ‘thick lip’, one chiselmouth, long...

Cytochrome b is the central catalytic subunit of the quinol:cytochrome c oxidoreductase of complex III of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system and is essential to the viability of most eukaryotic cells. Partial cytochrome b gene sequences of 14 species representing mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians are presented here including some species typical for Poland. For the analyse...

Cytochrome b, coded by mitochondrial DNA, is one of the cytochromes involved in electron transport in the respiratory chain of mitochondria. Cytochrome b is a critical intermediate in a mitochondrial death pathway. To reveal whether cytochrome b of the mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) (AeaCytB) is developmentally regulated, we used real-time quantitative polymerase chain reactio...

A data set of complete mitochondrial cytochrome b and 12S rDNA sequences is presented here for 17 representatives of Artiodactyla and Cetacea, together with potential outgroups (two Perissodactyla, two Carnivora, two Tethytheria, four Rodentia, and two Marsupialia). We include seven sequences not previously published from Hippopotamidae (Ancodonta) and Camelidae (Tylopoda), yielding a total of ...

Abstract Mauldin et al. (2014) examined 103 woodrats collected in 1988 from a putative contact zone located Major County, Oklahoma, and provided evidence for substantial level of hybridization between Neotoma floridana N. micropus. This site was resampled 2010, with 42 collected, again 2011, when an additional 88 were 11 localities along transect extending northwest to southeast the center hybr...