Molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18S rDNA gene

Microalgae are microscopic organisms that are usually identified based on the morphological features. However traditional classification are complicated by high levels of morphological plasticity and convergence that will lead to uncertain identification especially at the species level. Therefore,...

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Main Authors: Nazia Abdul Kadar,, Sitti Raehanah Muhamad Shaleh,, Emma Su Ali,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
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spelling my-ukm.journal.127522019-04-04T11:34:32Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12752/ Molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18S rDNA gene Nazia Abdul Kadar, Sitti Raehanah Muhamad Shaleh, Emma Su Ali, Microalgae are microscopic organisms that are usually identified based on the morphological features. However traditional classification are complicated by high levels of morphological plasticity and convergence that will lead to uncertain identification especially at the species level. Therefore, molecular marker is advantageous to distinguish and correctly identify microalgae at the lowest taxonomic level based on the genetic information and phylogenetic analyses. In the present study, we have characterized five strains of microalgae that were deposited in Borneo Marine Research Institute based on 18S rDNA gene sequences. The BLAST results of microalgae sequences showed high percentage similarities that revealed the species as Chaetoceros gracilis (99.77%), Thalassiosira weissflogii (99.70%), Nannochloropsis oceanica (100%) and Isochrysis sp. (99.97%). Combination of both classical and genetic approach is vital to clearly identify microalgae at generic and species levels. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12752/1/47_06_05.pdf Nazia Abdul Kadar, and Sitti Raehanah Muhamad Shaleh, and Emma Su Ali, (2018) Molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18S rDNA gene. Malaysian Applied Biology, 47 (6). pp. 41-45. ISSN 0126-8643 http://mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=862&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
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description Microalgae are microscopic organisms that are usually identified based on the morphological features. However traditional classification are complicated by high levels of morphological plasticity and convergence that will lead to uncertain identification especially at the species level. Therefore, molecular marker is advantageous to distinguish and correctly identify microalgae at the lowest taxonomic level based on the genetic information and phylogenetic analyses. In the present study, we have characterized five strains of microalgae that were deposited in Borneo Marine Research Institute based on 18S rDNA gene sequences. The BLAST results of microalgae sequences showed high percentage similarities that revealed the species as Chaetoceros gracilis (99.77%), Thalassiosira weissflogii (99.70%), Nannochloropsis oceanica (100%) and Isochrysis sp. (99.97%). Combination of both classical and genetic approach is vital to clearly identify microalgae at generic and species levels.
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author Nazia Abdul Kadar,
Sitti Raehanah Muhamad Shaleh,
Emma Su Ali,
spellingShingle Nazia Abdul Kadar,
Sitti Raehanah Muhamad Shaleh,
Emma Su Ali,
Molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18S rDNA gene
author_facet Nazia Abdul Kadar,
Sitti Raehanah Muhamad Shaleh,
Emma Su Ali,
author_sort Nazia Abdul Kadar,
title Molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18S rDNA gene
title_short Molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18S rDNA gene
title_full Molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18S rDNA gene
title_fullStr Molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18S rDNA gene
title_full_unstemmed Molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18S rDNA gene
title_sort molecular and phylogenetic identification of marine microalgae inferred by 18s rdna gene
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12752/1/47_06_05.pdf
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