title: Molecular evolution of mitochondrial ribosomal DNA in the fungal genus Tricholoma: barcoding implications.
abstract: The molecular evolution of the V6 and V9 domains of the mitochondrial SSU-rDNA was investigated to evaluate the use of these sequences for DNA barcodes in the Basidiomycota division. The PCR products from 27 isolates belonging to 11 Tricholoma species were sequenced. Both domains in the isolates belonging to the same species had identical sequences. All the species possess distinctive V9 sequences due to point mutations and insertion/deletion events. Secondary structures revealed that the insertion-deletion events occurred in regions not directly involved in the maintenance of the standard SSU-rRNA structure. The inserted sequences possess conserved motifs that enable their alignment among phylogenetically distant species. Hence, the V9 domain by displaying identical sequences within species, an adequate divergence level, easy amplification, and alignment represents an alternative molecular marker for the Basidiomycota division and opens the way for this sequence to be used as specific molecular markers of the fungal kingdom.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 CNRS-UPS-ENFA, Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III, Toulouse Cedex 9, France. bello.mouhamadou@ujf-grenoble.fr
authors.forename: Bello
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mouhamadou
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carriconde
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gryta
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jargeat
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manzi
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardes
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001483:Base Sequence; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal