Project description:Variations in gene content and sequence that could be associated with symbiotic adaptations of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus were investigated by analyses of strains showing various abilities to form mycorrhiza. Five strains of Paxillus involutus (ATCC 200175, Maj; Nau, Pi01SE, and Pi08BE) and one strain of Paxillus filamentosus (Pf01De) were analyzed by comparative genomic hybridizations using cDNA microarrays. Two batches of arrays were used containing 1,076 unique fungal reporters. DNA was prepared from each strain, and after fragmentation and labelling used for dual-label microarray hybridizations. The experimental design includes 16 arrays (CGH_01 -- CGH_16), of which 12 arrays represent dye-swapped and direct contrasts between the sample strains and the reference strain ATCC 200175. Two arrays represent dye-swapped self-self hybridizations of the reference strain ATCC 200175 (CGH_01 and CGH_02). The remaining two arrays represent dye-swapped and direct contrasts between the sample strains Maj and Nau (CGH_06 and CGH_07).
Project description:The complete mitochondrial genome of Gerres filamentosus was sequenced by high throughput sequencing method. Length of this genome is 16,795 bp, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes and one large non-coding region. ND6 and eight tRNA genes are encoded by L-strand, and others are encoded by H-strand, which is similar to those in most vertebrates. Phylogenetic tree based on 13 protein-coding genes shows that the clade of G. filamentosus is closely clustered with that of Gerres oyena, and families Caproidae and Ephippidae have the closest relationship to Gerridae, comparing with Sillaginidae.