A5101907958- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant and animal studies
- Date Palm Research Studies
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Botanical Research and Applications
Vilnius University
2022-2025
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2025
University of Gothenburg
2019-2023
Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga
2023
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga
2023
Universidad de Málaga
2023
Universidad de Los Andes
2015-2022
University of Cincinnati
2017-2021
University of Edinburgh
2015-2021
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
2016-2021
The date palm tree is a commercially important member of the genus Phoenix whose 14 species are dioecious with separate male and female individuals. To identify sex determining genes we sequenced genomes 15 13 trees representing all species. We identified male-specific sequences extended them using phased single-molecule sequencing or BAC clones. observed that only four contained conserved in analyzed males. Most these showed similarity to single genomic locus closely related monoecious oil...
The date palm is one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees. It critical in many ways to cultures arid lands by providing highly nutritious while surviving extreme heat and environmental conditions. Despite its importance from antiquity, few genetic resources are available for improving productivity development dioecious palm. To there has been no map sex chromosome identified.Here we present first identify putative chromosome. We placed ~4000 markers on using nearly 1200 framework spanning a...
Abstract Recent phylogenomic analyses based on the maternally inherited plastid organelle have enlightened evolutionary relationships between subfamilies of Orchidaceae and most tribes. However, uncertainty remains within several subtribes genera for which phylogenetic not ever been tested in a context. To address these knowledge-gaps, we here provide extensively sampled analysis orchid family to date, 78 coding genes representing 264 species, 117 genera, 18 tribes 28 subtribes. Divergence...
PREMISE The inference of evolutionary relationships in the species‐rich family Orchidaceae has hitherto relied heavily on plastid DNA sequences and limited taxon sampling. Previous studies have provided a robust phylogenetic framework, which was used to classify orchids investigate drivers orchid diversification. However, extent based genome is congruent with nuclear been only poorly assessed. METHODS We inferred higher‐level likelihood ASTRAL analyses 294 low‐copy genes sequenced using...
The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of the oldest cultivated trees and intimately tied to history human civilization. There are hundreds commercial cultivars with distinct fruit shapes, colors, sizes growing mainly in arid lands from west North Africa India. origin domestication still uncertain, few studies have attempted document genetic diversity across multiple regions. We conducted genotyping-by-sequencing on 70 female cultivar samples palm-growing regions, including four...
Colletotrichum graminicola and C. sublineola cause anthracnose leaf stalk diseases of maize sorghum, respectively. In spite their close evolutionary relationship, the two species are completely host-specific. Host specificity is often attributed to pathogen virulence factors, including specialized secondary metabolites (SSM), small-secreted protein (SSP) effectors. Genes relevant these categories were manually annotated in co-occurring, contemporaneous strains sublineola. A comparative...
Dates are tropical fruits with appreciable nutritional value. Previous attempts at global metabolic characterization of the date metabolome were constrained by small sample size and limited geographical sampling. In this study, two independent large cohorts mature dates exhibiting substantial diversity in origin, varieties fruit processing conditions measured metabolomics techniques order to identify major determinants metabolome. Multivariate analysis revealed a first principal component...
Colletotrichum graminicola is a hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen that causes maize anthracnose disease. It progresses through three recognizable phases of pathogenic development in planta: melanized appressoria on the host surface prior to penetration; biotrophy, characterized by intracellular colonization living cells; and necrotrophy, cell death symptom development. A "Mixed Effects" Generalized Linear Model (GLM) was developed applied an existing Illumina transcriptome dataset,...
The diversity of non-biting midges (Chironomidae, Diptera) remains an unresolved topic, with estimates species numbers ranging from 6000 to 15,000 according various authors. To assess Chironomidae in Lithuania, we evaluate the effectiveness COI gene-based delimitation methods for providing rapid estimates. Nevertheless, differences between tree-based and distance-based approaches can result varying group classifications, which may cause be overestimated or underestimated. For our study,...
The date palm is one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees. tree can withstand high temperatures and low water be stored dry offering nutrition across year. first region cultivation believed to near modern day Iraq, however, where if was domesticated still a topic debate. Recent studies chloroplast genomic DNA revealed two major subpopulations cultivars centered in both Eastern range including Arabian Peninsula, Iraq parts South Asia, Western range, North Africa.To better understand origins...
Frugivory is a widespread mutualistic interaction in which frugivores obtain nutritional resources while favoring plant recruitment through their seed dispersal services. Nonetheless, how these complex interactions are organized diverse communities, such as tropical forests, not fully understood. In this study we evaluated the existence of plant-frugivore sub-assemblages and phylogenetic organization an undisturbed western Amazonian forest Colombia. We also explored for potential keystone...
Abstract Colombia is the country with largest number of bird species worldwide, yet its avifauna seriously threatened by habitat degradation and poaching. We built a DNA barcode library nearly half listed in CITES appendices for Colombia, thereby constructing identification reference that will help global efforts controlling illegal trade. obtained COI sequence 151 based on 281 samples, representing 46% registered Colombia. The analysed belong to nine families, where Trochilidae Psittacidae...
The date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, has been a cornerstone of Middle Eastern and North African agriculture for millennia. It was first domesticated in the Persian Gulf, its evolution appears to have influenced by gene flow from two wild relatives, P. theophrasti, currently restricted Crete Turkey, sylvestris, widespread Bangladesh West Himalayas. Genomes ancient palm seeds show that theophrasti dactylifera may occurred ∼2,200 years ago, but traces sylvestris could not be detected. We here...
Attempts at historical reconstruction are based on limited data. We more likely to produce accurate reconstructions by utilizing information from diverse sources and pooling data within the relevant research communities which will allow us build up a moving picture of geological, climatic, biological evolution our planet. suggest that dated phylogenies plants can contribute greatly better understanding Earth history. Timing phylogenetic splits lowland restricted lineages either side Andes...
The increasing availability of short-read whole genome sequencing (WGS) provides unprecedented opportunities to study ecological and evolutionary processes. Although loci interest can be extracted from WGS data combined with target sequence data, this requires suitable bioinformatic workflows. Here, we test different assembly locus extraction strategies implement them into secapr, a pipeline that processes multilocus alignments for phylogenetics molecular ecology analyses. We integrate the...
Abstract The Neotropics have been host to a myriad of geological and climatic events that shaped the biodiversity present in region. Bromeliaceae forms one most prominent components Neotropical flora, being considered largest group nearly exclusive Americas, with almost 4000 species divided into eight subfamilies. Here, we utilize new time-calibrated molecular phylogeny including 1268 bromeliad taxa integrate habitat morphological data answer following questions: (i) Are subfamilies...
The potato yellow vein disease, caused by the virus (PYVV), is a limiting disease in northern South America. can be transmitted either greenhouse whitefly (GWF), Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), or through vegetative propagules, such as infected tubers. Recently, GWF populations have been spotlighted one of main drivers PYVV re-emergence, and consequently, management has predominantly directed towards vector control, which heavily based on insecticide use....
Collections of tissue samples stand as keystone sources molecular information to construct biodiversity knowledge, and are particularly useful in megadiverse countries. In 1998 the Humboldt Institute (<em>Instituto de Investigación Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt</em>) began a collection Colombian (IAvH-CT) aim this work is present diagnostic an historical narrative for that collection, constructed by compiling experiences on its management well organizing curating...