title: [Analysis and authentication of cpDNA psbA-trnH regions of Dendrobium species of fengdous].
abstract: The psbA-trnH regions of Dendrobium species of Fengdous were sequenced by our research group. The psbA-trnH sequences of fifteen Dendrobium species were analyzed with software MEGA 4.0. The results showed that the lengths of sequences varied from 721 to 767 bp. The variable sites were 42 while the informative sites were 11. Genetic distances were calculated using the Kimura 2-parameter model. Genetic distances varied from 0.0013-0.0183 among fifteen species while the average genetic distance was 0.0148. The interspecies differences of psbA-trnH regions were demonstrated. Six indels happened in this fragment, which led to the great difference of sequence lengths among fifteen species. We found that there were no population differences in the psbA-trnH region of various species of Fengdous so far. By using the database of various Dendrobium species of Fengdous and two genetics software, the botanical origin of the inspected species of Fengdous was authenticated successfully by sequencing the psbA-trnH regions. The psbA-trnH region of cpDNA can be used as a candidate marker for authentication of Dendrobium species of Fengdous.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China.
authors.forename: Shi-Guang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yan-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Wei-Chao
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic / Q000379:methods; D018742:DNA, Chloroplast / Q000235:genetics*; D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D031667:Dendrobium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D018742:DNA, Chloroplast; D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal