Mitochondrial ribosomal RNAs (mtrRNAs) have been reported to translocate extra-mitochondrially and localize to the germ cell determinant of oocytes and zygotes in some metazoa except mammals. To address whether the mtrRNAs also localize in the mammals, expression and distribution of mitochondrion-encoded RNAs in the mouse oocytes and zygotes was examined by whole-mount in situ hybridization (IS...

Sampling of remote inland aquatic habitats in South Africa has constantly been yielding novel endemic freshwater crab species (Potamonautes MacLeay,1838). During the present study, we report on discovery and description two new baziya sp. nov., P. mariepskoppie nov.) from Afrotemperate forested mountain regions Eastern Cape Mpumalanga provinces Africa, respectively. Phylogenetic evidence derive...

A 487-bp fragment of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene was sequenced in 26 species of the circumtropical lizard genus Mabuya and used to analyze phylogenetic relationships within the genus. The species from Africa and Madagascar formed a monophyletic group relative to the included Asian and South American taxa. The Malagasy species included (M. elegans, M. cf. dumasi, and M. comorensis) did not a...

Mitochondrial 12S rRNA has proven to be a useful molecular marker for better conservation and management of the endangered species. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene has proven to be a reliable and efficient tool for the identification of different Indian deer species of family cervidae. In the present study, mitocho...

Molecular techniques that assess biodiversity through the analysis of a small segment of mitochondrial genome have been getting wide attention for inferring the mammalian diversity. Due to their highly conserved nature, specific mitochondrial genes offer a promising tool for phylogenetic analysis. However, there is no established criteria for selecting the typical mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) segm...

Phylogenetic analyses, from polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified 12S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene sequences from cochineal insects of the genus Dactylopius present in Mexico, showed that D. ceylonicus, D. confusus, and D. opuntiae are closely related. D. coccus constitutes a separate clade, and D. tomentosus is the most distantly related. Bacterial 16S rRNA sequences from all the Dactylopius sp...

coastal region of chah bahar port, sea of oman, was screened for the presence of bioluminescence bacteria for the first time. water samples were taken from surface and subsurface layers and immediately spread on nutrient seawater complete (swc) agar. luminous colonies were observed after an overnight incubation at 25°c. among twenty luminous isolates, four of them were selected for preliminary ...

in this research the effects of crude oil on morphological and physiological characterization ofthe cyanobacterium microchaete tenera isc13 were investigated. isolated cyanobacterium treated with different oil concentrations (control, 1, 2.5, 5 and 7%) in carbonless bg110 medium. morphological characteristics such as morphology of filament, cellular shapes and sizes, relative position of hetero...