Publications by authors named "Guilan Qi"
(Vieillot, 1817), the White-browed Bush Robin, is a small passerine bird widely distributed in Asian countries. Here, we successfully sequenced its mitogenome using the Illumina Novaseq 6000 platform (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) for PE 2 × 150 bp sequencing. Combined with other published mitogenomes, we conducted the first comprehensive comparative mitogenome analysis of Muscicapidae birds and reconstructed the phylogenetic relationships between Muscicapidae and related groups.
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- Ticks are significant disease vectors, and their presence threatens the health of giant pandas; this research focuses on the mitogenomes of ticks that infest them.
- The study reveals that the newly sequenced tick mitogenomes have a consistent gene structure, indicating high genetic diversity among different species, and highlights the existence of numerous microsatellites.
- Phylogenetic analysis shows strong relationships between tick species, suggesting that further research is needed for accurate taxonomy and insights into tick evolution, aiding in the management of those affecting giant pandas.
Large-scale molecular phylogenetic studies of the avian order Strigiformes have been performed, and numerous mitochondrial genomes have been determined. However, their intergeneric relationships are still controversial, and few comprehensive comparative analyses of mitochondrial genomes have been conducted on Strigiformes. In this study, the mitochondrial genome of was determined and compared with other Strigiformes.
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- Musk deer can make a special substance called musk that is good for medicine, but they also have viruses that can be harmful to both them and humans.
- Scientists studied droppings from 85 musk deer to find out what kinds of viruses they had.
- They discovered eight new types of viruses and learned more about how different viruses are related to each other.
The virome in genital tract secretion samples collected from 80 dairy cattle in Shanghai, China, was characterized. Viruses detected included members of the families Papillomaviridae, Polyomaviridae, Hepeviridae, Parvoviridae, Astroviridae, Picornaviridae, and Picobirnaviridae. A member of a new species within the genus Dyoxipapillomavirus and six circular Rep-encoding single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) (CRESS-DNA) viral genomes were fully sequenced and phylogenetically analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA limnetic peritrichous ciliate, Epistylis plicatilis Ehrenberg, 1831, was collected from a freshwater ditch beside Moshan Hill, Wuhan, China. Its morphology, infraciliature, and morphogenesis were investigated based on specimens examined in vivo, following staining with protargol and by scanning electron microscopy. The characteristics of the Wuhan population of E.
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