COI solves leech mix-ups
…1987. Authors Siddall and Budinoff found that H. europaea is morphologically and genetically indistinguishable from a leech “discovered” in Australia in 1998, H. papillornata. Including COI sequences in initial species…
…1987. Authors Siddall and Budinoff found that H. europaea is morphologically and genetically indistinguishable from a leech “discovered” in Australia in 1998, H. papillornata. Including COI sequences in initial species…
In February 2007 Microbiology Today, scientists report on the Barcoding Protists Workshop held in Portland, Maine in November 2006, which was attended by 40 protist experts from 12 countries (Australia,…
Paul De Barro, CSIRO, Australia, recently posed the question “What is the expected level of mitochondrial variation within species?” The answer may be “almost none”. Results so far with DNA…
…earthworms, the researchers analyzed COI sequences from 457 specimens collected in 13 countries around the world (including North America, South America, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Australia); these…
…post-mortem interval (PMI) rests on accurate species identification, including of immature forms. In Dec 2009 Int J Legal Med researchers from University of Wollongong, Australia, test DNA-based identification of Sarcophagidae…
…is a large (about 1200 species) genus of orchids widely distributed through east Asia to Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand. Over 50 Dendrobium species are used in traditional medicines and…
…DNA profiles from blow matched those from blood. The researchers applied this approach to a wild population of bottlenose dolphins in the eastern gulf of Shark Bay, Australia, using “a…
…papers in Nature and Science, as announced earlier this month at the close of Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, University of Adelaide, Australia. To qualify, the paper must embrace…
…at notable developments since the 2011 conference in Adelaide, Australia, offers a big picture view of barcoding’s flourishing first decade, and features hot links to papers, organizations, and databases. We…
In 16 june 2009 BMC Bioinformatics researchers from University of Guelph report on web platform for DNA barcode analysis, www.iBarcode.org. The site works with aligned barcode files in standard .fas…