The use of compensatory base change analysis of ITS2 as a tool in the phylogeny of Mucorales, illustrated by the Mucor circinelloides complex
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| Publication date | 2013 |
| Journal | Organisms, Diversity and Evolution |
| Volume | Issue number | 13 | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 497-502 |
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| Abstract | Compensatory base changes (CBCs) in helix II of rDNA ITS2, suggested as a molecular classifier for fungi, were analyzed in Mucor circinelloides and its varieties. Only a few CBCs were found in the complex. Three out of the four accepted formae (f. circinelloides, f. lusitanicus, f. janssenii) did not exhibit CBCs. One CBC was found between strains that form zygospores; consequently, CBC is not always concordant with mating experiments. Strains with two CBC are unable to breed. It is suggested that some strains of the M. circinelloides complex are at the beginning of speciation. |
| Document type | Article |
| Note | With supplementary material |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-013-0139-1
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