Search Results - "SIDDALL, MARK E."
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A phylogenomic framework, evolutionary timeline and genomic resources for comparative studies of decapod crustaceans
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (24-04-2019)“…Comprising over 15 000 living species, decapods (crabs, shrimp and lobsters) are the most instantly recognizable crustaceans, representing a considerable…”
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The transcriptome of the Bermuda fireworm Odontosyllis enopla (Annelida: Syllidae): A unique luciferase gene family and putative epitoky-related genes
Published in PloS one (08-08-2018)“…The Bermuda fireworm Odontosyllis enopla exhibits an extremely tight circalunar circadian behavior that results in an impressive bioluminescent mating swarm,…”
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Ideating iDNA: Lessons and limitations from leeches in legacy collections
Published in PloS one (22-02-2019)“…Indirect methods for conducting faunal inventories present great promise, and genomic inventories derived from environmental sources (eDNA) are improving…”
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Poly-paraphyly of Hirudinidae: many lineages of medicinal leeches
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (07-10-2009)“…Medicinal leeches became infamous for their utility in bloodletting popularized in the 19th century, and have seen a recent resurgence in post-operative…”
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Genome assembly and geospatial phylogenomics of the bed bug Cimex lectularius
Published in Nature communications (02-02-2016)“…The common bed bug ( Cimex lectularius ) has been a persistent pest of humans for thousands of years, yet the genetic basis of the bed bug’s basic biology and…”
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Comparative Mitogenomics of Leeches (Annelida: Clitellata): Genome Conservation and Placobdella-Specific trnD Gene Duplication
Published in PloS one (13-05-2016)“…Mitochondrial DNA sequences, often in combination with nuclear markers and morphological data, are frequently used to unravel the phylogenetic relationships,…”
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Systematics and evolution of syllids (Annelida, Syllidae)
Published in Cladistics (01-06-2012)“…A large, combined phylogenetic analysis (including morphological and molecular data from 18S rDNA, 16S rDNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I), with the…”
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molecular phylogeny of annelids
Published in Cladistics (01-02-2007)“…We present parsimony analyses of annelids based on the largest taxon sample and most extensive molecular data set yet assembled, with two nuclear ribosomal…”
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Debugging diversity – a pan‐continental exploration of the potential of terrestrial blood‐feeding leeches as a vertebrate monitoring tool
Published in Molecular ecology resources (01-11-2018)“…The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) has become an applicable noninvasive tool with which to obtain information about biodiversity. A subdiscipline of eDNA is…”
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Diverse molecular data demonstrate that commercially available medicinal leeches are not Hirudo medicinalis
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (22-06-2007)“…H. medicinalis…”
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Phylogeography of Diadophis punctatus: Extensive lineage diversity and repeated patterns of historical demography in a trans-continental snake
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-03-2008)“…Dynamic climatic oscillations during the Pleistocene had profound effects on the distributions of species across North America. Although the role of historical…”
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On the classification, evolution and biogeography of terrestrial haemadipsoid leeches (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudiniformes)
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (2008)“…A scourge of tropical and subtropical jungles, bloodfeeding terrestrial leeches of Haemadipsidae have long confused systematists and defied sensible…”
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Barcoding Bamboozled by Bacteria: Convergence to Metazoan Mitochondrial Primer Targets by Marine Microbes
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Diversity of features of the female reproductive system and other morphological characters in leeches (Citellata, Hirudinida) in phylogenetic conception
Published in Cladistics (01-10-2014)“…An epistemological–evolutionary conception of leeches (Hirudinida) based on features of the female reproductive system in combination with other morphological…”
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Characterization of the Digestive-Tract Microbiota of Hirudo orientalis, a European Medicinal Leech
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-10-2008)“…FDA-approved, postoperative use of leeches can lead to bacterial infections. In this study, we used culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches to…”
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Phylogeny of Syllidae (Polychaeta) based on combined molecular analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genes
Published in Cladistics (01-12-2007)“…The phylogeny of Syllidae is assessed in a combined analysis of molecular data from nuclear 18S rDNA and mitochondrial 16S rDNA and cytochrome c oxidase…”
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Phylogenomics of Reichenowia parasitica, an alphaproteobacterial endosymbiont of the freshwater leech Placobdella parasitica
Published in PloS one (23-11-2011)“…Although several commensal alphaproteobacteria form close relationships with plant hosts where they aid in (e.g.,) nitrogen fixation and nodulation, only a few…”
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Recent Advances in Our Knowledge of the Myxozoa
Published in The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology (01-07-2001)“…In the last few years two factors have helped to significantly advance our understanding of the Myxozoa. First, the phenomenal increase in fin fish aquaculture…”
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Phylogenetic analysis of Placobdella (Hirudinea: Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) with consideration of COI variation
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-09-2017)“…[Display omitted] •A phylogenetic tree for Placobdella (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) is presented.•Species delimitation is addressed using COI…”
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Genome-wide screen for Mycobacterium tuberculosis genes that regulate host immunity
Published in PloS one (10-12-2010)“…In spite of its highly immunogenic properties, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) establishes persistent infection in otherwise healthy individuals, making it…”
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