2023 article

PacBio high-throughput multi-locus sequencing reveals high genetic diversity in mushroom-forming fungi

Swenie, R. A., Looney, B. P., Ke, Y.-H., Rojas, J. A., Cubeta, M. A., Langer, G. J., … Matheny, P. B. (2023, October 30). MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES.

By: R. Swenie *, B. Looney *, Y. Ke *, J. Rojas *, M. Cubeta n , G. Langer *, R. Vilgalys *, P. Matheny *

author keywords: allelic diversity; DNA barcoding; fungal systematics; haplotype; long-read sequencing; sequence variant
TL;DR: A multi‐locus pooled sequencing method developed and assessed the efficacy of a cost‐effective approach for generating accurate multi‐locus sequence data coupled with recovery of alleles from polymorphic samples and multi‐organism specimens has important implications for understanding intra‐individual genomic variation among genetic loci commonly used in species delimitation of fungi. (via Semantic Scholar)
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AbstractMulti‐locus sequence data are widely used in fungal systematic and taxonomic studies to delimit species and infer evolutionary relationships. We developed and assessed the efficacy of a multi‐locus pooled sequencing method using PacBio long‐read high‐throughput sequencing. Samples included fresh and dried voucher specimens, cultures and archival DNA extracts of Agaricomycetes with an emphasis on the order Cantharellales. Of the 283 specimens sequenced, 93.6% successfully amplified at one or more loci with a mean of 3.3 loci amplified. Our method recovered multiple sequence variants representing alleles of rDNA loci and single copy protein‐coding genes rpb1, rpb2 and tef1. Within‐sample genetic variation differed by locus and taxonomic group, with the greatest genetic divergence observed among sequence variants of rpb2 and tef1 from corticioid Cantharellales. Our method is a cost‐effective approach for generating accurate multi‐locus sequence data coupled with recovery of alleles from polymorphic samples and multi‐organism specimens. These results have important implications for understanding intra‐individual genomic variation among genetic loci commonly used in species delimitation of fungi.