Common bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) belongs to the subfamily Chloridoideae of the Poaceae family, one of the most important plant families ecologically and economically. This grass has a long connection with human culture but its systematics is relatively understudied. In this study, we sequenced and investigated the chloroplast genome of common bermudagrass, which is 134,297 bp i...

The complete nucleotide sequence of the chloroplast genome of the hardwood species Eucalyptus globulus is presented and compared with chloroplast genomes of tree and non-tree angiosperms and two softwood tree species. The 160,286 bp genome is similar in gene order to that of Nicotiana, with an inverted repeat (IR) (26,393 bp) separated by a large single copy (LSC) region of 89,012 bp and a smal...

Background & aims Iron deficiency (ID) is considered the most frequent micronutrient in industrialized countries where strategies for its primary prevention vary widely and are insufficiently evaluated. We aimed to study effectiveness iron status of a national strategy based on recommendations young-child formula (YCF) use after age 12 months, taking into consideration other sources family's so...

Fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans, a cause of recurrent oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection, has recently emerged as a cause of candidiasis in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy and marrow transplantation (MT). In this study, we performed detailed molecular analyses of a series of C. albicans isolates from an MT patient who developed dissem...

Isoprenoids are among the most diverse bioactive compounds synthesized by biological systems. The superiority of these compounds has expanded their utility from pharmaceutical to fragrances, including biofuel industries. In the present study, an engineered yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae (YCF-AD1) was optimized for production of Amorpha-4, 11-diene, a precursor of anti-malarial drug using...

An elucidation of how the selection pressures caused by habitat environments affect plant plastid genomes and lead to adaptive evolution plants, is a very intense area research in evolutionary biology. The genus Paphiopedilum predominant group orchids that includes over 66 species with high horticultural ornamental value. However, owing destructive exploitation deterioration wild germplasm reso...

Abstract Background Commelinaceae (Commelinales) comprise 41 genera and are widely distributed in both the Old New Worlds, except Europe. The relationships among this family have been suggested several morphological molecular studies. However, it is difficult to explain their due high variations low support values. Currently, many researchers using complete chloroplast genome data for inferring...

Chloroplast DNA in higher plants exist as closed circular molecules of about 150 kb (±30), usually presenting inverted repeat sequences separating two single copy regions [1]. It is available the complete chloroplast genomes of around 13 higher plants species available in the gene bank. Our group has completely sequenced the sugarcane chloroplast DNA which is 141182 nucleotides in size. We have...