A dataset of 40 assembled and annotated transcriptomes from 34 species in and related genera.

A dataset of 40 assembled and annotated transcriptomes from 34 different species sampled from phylogenetically diverse parts of the flowering plant genus (Caryophyllaceae) and the related genera and RNA extracted from roots, stems, leaves, buds and flowers were sequenced using paired end reads on the Illumina Hiseq platform. A total of 716 million raw reads were produced and assembled into 2.67 million isogroups ("genes").

Chloroplast genome and nuclear loci data for 71 species.

We present a dataset containing nuclear and chloroplast sequences for 71 species in genus (Fabaceae), as well as for 8 species in genera and . Sequence data for a total of 130 samples was obtained with high-throughput sequencing of enriched genomic DNA libraries targeting 61 single-copy nuclear genes from across the genome. Chloroplast sequence reads were also generated, allowing for the recovery of chloroplast genome sequences for all 130 samples.

Retrieval of long DNA reads from herbarium specimens.

High-throughput sequencing of herbarium specimens' DNA with short-read platforms has helped explore many biological questions. Here, for the first time, we investigate the potential of using herbarium specimens as a resource for long-read DNA sequencing technologies. We use target capture of 48 low-copy nuclear loci in 12 herbarium specimens of as a basis for long-read sequencing using SMRT PacBio Sequel.

Solving the taxonomic identity of s.l. (Thelephorales, Basidiomycota) - a multi-gene phylogeny and taxonomic review, integrating ecological and geographical data.

is an ectomycorrhizal, corticioid fungus whose name is frequently assigned to collections of basidiomata as well as root tip and soil samples from a wide range of habitats and hosts across the northern hemisphere. Despite this, its identity is unclear; eight heterotypic taxa have in major reviews of the species been considered synonymous with or morphologically similar to , but no sequence data from type specimens have been available. With the aim to clarify the taxonomy, systematics, morphology, ecology and geographical distribution of and its morphologically similar species, we studied their type specimens as well as 147 basidiomata collections of mostly North European material.

Evolution of sex determination and heterogamety changes in section Otites of the genus Silene.

Switches in heterogamety are known to occur in both animals and plants. Although plant sex determination systems probably often evolved more recently than those in several well-studied animals, including mammals, and have had less time for switches to occur, we previously detected a switch in heterogamety in the plant genus Silene: section Otites has both female and male heterogamety, whereas S. latifolia and its close relatives, in a different section of the genus, Melandrium (subgenus Behenantha), all have male heterogamety.

Taxonomic annotation of public fungal ITS sequences from the built environment - a report from an April 10-11, 2017 workshop (Aberdeen, UK).

Recent DNA-based studies have shown that the built environment is surprisingly rich in fungi. These indoor fungi - whether transient visitors or more persistent residents - may hold clues to the rising levels of human allergies and other medical and building-related health problems observed globally. The taxonomic identity of these fungi is crucial in such pursuits.