Title
The chloroplast genome sequence from Eugenia uniflora, a Myrtaceae from Neotropics
Date Issued
01 November 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Publisher(s)
Springer-Verlag Wien
Abstract
Eugenia uniflora is a plant native to tropical America that holds great ecological and economic importance. The complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Eugenia uniflora, a member of the Neotropical Myrtaceae family, is reported here. The genome is 158,445 bp in length and exhibits a typical quadripartite structure of the large (LSC, 87,459 bp) and small (SSC, 18,318 bp) single-copy regions, separated by a pair of inverted repeats (IRs, 26,334 bp). It contains 111 unique genes, including 77 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNAs and 4 rRNAs. The genome structure, gene order, GC content and codon usage are similar to the typical angiosperm cp genomes. Comparison of the entire cp genomes of E. uniflora L. and three other Myrtaceae revealed an expansion of 43 bp in the intergenic spacer located between the IRA/large single-copy (LSC) border and the first gene of LSC region. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) analysis revealed that most SSRs are AT rich, which contribute to the overall AT richness of the cp genome. Additionally, fewer SSRs are distributed in the protein-coding sequences compared to the noncoding regions. Phylogenetic analysis among 58 species based on 57 cp genes demonstrated a closer relationship between E. uniflora L. and Syzygium cumini (L). Skeels compared to the Eucalyptus clade in the Myrtaceae family. The complete cp genome sequence of E. uniflora reported here has importance for population genetics, as well as phylogenetic and evolutionary studies in this species and other Myrtaceae species from Neotropical regions.
Start page
1199
End page
1212
Volume
303
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética, Herencia Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85021119990
Source
Plant Systematics and Evolution
ISSN of the container
03782697
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