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  1. Midgut invasion, a major bottleneck for malaria parasites transmission is considered as a potential target for vector-parasite interaction studies. New intervention strategies are required to explore the midgu...

    Authors: Sonam Vijay, Ritu Rawal, Kavita Kadian, Jagbir Singh, Tridibesh Adak and Arun Sharma
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:337
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  2. Recent large-scale whole genome sequencing efforts in birds have elucidated broad patterns of avian phylogeny and genome evolution. However, despite the great interest in economically important phasianids like Ga...

    Authors: G. P. Tiley, R. T. Kimball, E. L. Braun and J. G. Burleigh
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:336
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  3. Evolving interest in comprehensively profiling the full range of small RNAs present in small tissue biopsies and in circulating biofluids, and how the profile differs with disease, has launched small RNA seque...

    Authors: Ashish Yeri, Amanda Courtright, Kirsty Danielson, Elizabeth Hutchins, Eric Alsop, Elizabeth Carlson, Michael Hsieh, Olivia Ziegler, Avash Das, Ravi V. Shah, Joel Rozowsky, Saumya Das and Kendall Van Keuren-Jensen
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:331
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  4. Allopolyploidy is a genomic structure wherein two or more sets of chromosomes derived from divergent parental species coexist within an organism. It is a prevalent genomic configuration in plants, as an import...

    Authors: Tatsuhiro Nomaguchi, Yoshiaki Maeda, Tomoko Yoshino, Toru Asahi, Leila Tirichine, Chris Bowler and Tsuyoshi Tanaka
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:330
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  5. Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a gram negative bacterium inhabiting the plant vascular system. In most species this bacterium lives as a benign symbiote, but in several agriculturally important plants (e.g. coffee, c...

    Authors: Gregory A. Gambetta, Mark A. Matthews and Michael Syvanen
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:329
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  6. The parasite Varroa destructor represents a significant threat to honeybee colonies. Indeed, development of Varroa infestation within colonies, if left untreated, often leads to the death of the colony. Although ...

    Authors: Fanny Mondet, Andrea Rau, Christophe Klopp, Marine Rohmer, Dany Severac, Yves Le Conte and Cedric Alaux
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:328
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  7. After publication of the original article [1] the authors noted that the additional files had not been uploaded correctly.

    Authors: Jian Wu, Wei Dai, Lin Wu and Jinke Wang
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:327
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Genomics 2018 19:143

  8. Current library preparation protocols for Illumina HiSeq and MiSeq DNA sequencers require ≥2 nM initial library for subsequent loading of denatured cDNA onto flow cells. Such amounts are not always attainable ...

    Authors: Wells W. Wu, Je-Nie Phue, Chun-Ting Lee, Changyi Lin, Lai Xu, Rong Wang, Yaqin Zhang and Rong-Fong Shen
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:326
    Content type: Methodology article Published on:

  10. After publication of the original article [1] it was noted that in Additional file 1: Table S1, and Fig. 1, specific primer sequences were incorrect, and taken from Sme2.5_02154.1_g00001.1 rather than Sme2.5_1...

    Authors: Jing Li, Yong-Jun He, Lu Zhou, Yang Liu, Mingmin Jiang, Li Ren and Huoying Chen
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:324
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Genomics 2018 19:201

  11. Genomic islands (GIs) are inserts of foreign DNA that have potentially arisen through horizontal gene transfer (HGT). There are evidences that GIs can contribute significantly to the evolution of prokaryotes. ...

    Authors: Frederick Johannes Clasen, Rian Ewald Pierneef, Bernard Slippers and Oleg Reva
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:323
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  12. Colostrum and milk are essential sources of antibodies and nutrients for the neonate, playing a key role in their survival and growth. Slight abnormalities in the timing of colostrogenesis/lactogenesis potenti...

    Authors: V. Palombo, J. J. Loor, M. D’Andrea, M. Vailati-Riboni, K. Shahzad, U. Krogh and P. K. Theil
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:322
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  13. The renewed interest in epigenetics has led to the understanding that both the environment and individual lifestyle can directly interact with the epigenome to influence its dynamics. Epigenetic phenomena are ...

    Authors: Loris Pratx, Corinne Rancurel, Martine Da Rocha, Etienne G. J. Danchin, Philippe Castagnone-Sereno, Pierre Abad and Laetitia Perfus-Barbeoch
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:321
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  14. Accumulating evidence suggests that genome plasticity allows filamentous plant pathogens to adapt to changing environments. Recently, the generalist plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum has been documented to unde...

    Authors: Marianne Elliott, Jennifer Yuzon, Mathu Malar C, Sucheta Tripathy, Mai Bui, Gary A. Chastagner, Katie Coats, David M. Rizzo, Matteo Garbelotto and Takao Kasuga
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:320
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  15. Chrysanthemum is one kind of ornamental plant well-known and widely used in the world. However, its quality and production were severely affected by low temperature conditions in winter and early spring period...

    Authors: Ke Wang, Zhen-yu Bai, Qian-yu Liang, Qing-lin Liu, Lei Zhang, Yuan-zhi Pan, Guang-li Liu, Bei-bei Jiang, Fan Zhang and Yin Jia
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:319
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  16. CRISPR/Cas9 enables the targeting of genes in zygotes; however, efficient approaches to create loxP-flanked (floxed) alleles remain elusive.

    Authors: Yoshiki Miyasaka, Yoshihiro Uno, Kazuto Yoshimi, Yayoi Kunihiro, Takuji Yoshimura, Tomohiro Tanaka, Harumi Ishikubo, Yuichi Hiraoka, Norihiko Takemoto, Takao Tanaka, Yoshihiro Ooguchi, Paul Skehel, Tomomi Aida, Junji Takeda and Tomoji Mashimo
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:318
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  17. The wild relatives of crop species represent a potentially valuable source of novel genetic variation, particularly in the context of improving the crop’s level of tolerance to abiotic stress. The mechanistic ...

    Authors: Anna Janská, Pavel Svoboda, Vojtěch Spiwok, Ladislav Kučera and Jaroslava Ovesná
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:317
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  18. In plants, long non-protein coding RNAs are believed to have essential roles in development and stress responses. However, relative to advances on discerning biological roles for long non-protein coding RNAs i...

    Authors: Caitlin M. A. Simopoulos, Elizabeth A. Weretilnyk and G. Brian Golding
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:316
    Content type: Methodology article Published on:

  19. Temperature adaptation of biological molecules is fundamental in evolutionary studies but remains unsolved. Fishes living in cold water are adapted to low temperatures through adaptive modification of their bi...

    Authors: Dongsheng Zhang, Peng Hu, Taigang Liu, Jian Wang, Shouwen Jiang, Qianghua Xu and Liangbiao Chen
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:315
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  20. Copy number variation (CNV) is an important type of genetic variation contributing to phenotypic differences among mammals and may serve as an alternative molecular marker to single nucleotide polymorphism (SN...

    Authors: Yang Zhou, Erin E. Connor, George R. Wiggans, Yongfang Lu, Robert J. Tempelman, Steven G. Schroeder, Hong Chen and George E. Liu
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:314
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  21. In contrast to unidirectional promoters wherein antisense transcription results in short transcripts which are rapidly degraded, bidirectional promoters produce mature transcripts in both sense and antisense o...

    Authors: Rahul Kumar Jangid, Ashwin Kelkar, Vijaykumar Yogesh Muley and Sanjeev Galande
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:313
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  22. Plasmodium falciparum is the most virulent malaria parasite capable of parasitizing human erythrocytes. The identification of genes related to this capability can enhance our understanding of the molecular mechan...

    Authors: Xuewu Liu, Yuanyuan Wang, Jiao Liang, Luojun Wang, Na Qin, Ya Zhao and Gang Zhao
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:312
    Content type: Methodology article Published on:

  23. Identifying functional non-coding variation is critical for defining the genetic contributions to human disease. While single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within cis-acting transcriptional regulatory elements ...

    Authors: William D. Law, Elizabeth A. Fogarty, Aimée Vester and Anthony Antonellis
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:311
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  25. Divergent selection for meat and egg production in poultry has resulted in strains of birds differing widely in traits related to these products. Modern strains of meat birds can reach live weights of 2 kg in ...

    Authors: Nicky-Lee Willson, Rebecca E. A. Forder, Rick Tearle, John L. Williams, Robert J. Hughes, Greg S. Nattrass and Philip I. Hynd
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:309
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  27. Both calcium signals and protein phosphorylation responses are universal signals in eukaryotic cell signaling. Currently three pathways have been characterized in different eukaryotes converting the Ca2+ signals ...

    Authors: Fei Chen, Liangsheng Zhang, Zhenguo Lin and Zong-Ming Max Cheng
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:306
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  28. Diapause is a natural phenomenon characterized by an arrest in development that ensures the survival of organisms under extreme environmental conditions. The process has been well documented in arthropods. How...

    Authors: Priscila Karla F. Santos, Natalia de Souza Araujo, Elaine Françoso, Alexandre Rizzo Zuntini and Maria Cristina Arias
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:305
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  30. Salmonella is a Gram-negative bacterium causing a wide range of clinical syndromes ranging from typhoid fever to diarrheic disease. Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) serovars infect humans and animals, causing impor...

    Authors: Jing Zhang, Danielle Malo, Richard Mott, Jean-Jacques Panthier, Xavier Montagutelli and Jean Jaubert
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:303
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  31. Emissions from diesel vehicles and biomass burning are the principal sources of primary ultrafine particles (UFP). The exposure to UFP has been associated to cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, including lu...

    Authors: Andrea Grilli, Rossella Bengalli, Eleonora Longhin, Laura Capasso, Maria Carla Proverbio, Mattia Forcato, Silvio Bicciato, Maurizio Gualtieri, Cristina Battaglia and Marina Camatini
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:302
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  33. Considering the implication of gene expression in the susceptibility of chronic diseases and the familial clustering of chronic diseases, the study of familial resemblances in gene expression levels is then hi...

    Authors: Bénédicte L. Tremblay, Frédéric Guénard, Benoît Lamarche, Louis Pérusse and Marie-Claude Vohl
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:300
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  34. At the end of the Pliocene and the beginning of Pleistocene glaciation and deglaciation cycles Ginkgo biloba went extinct all over the world, and only few populations remained in China in relict areas serving as ...

    Authors: Nora Hohmann, Eva M. Wolf, Philippe Rigault, Wenbin Zhou, Markus Kiefer, Yunpeng Zhao, Cheng-Xin Fu and Marcus A. Koch
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:299
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  35. Theileria orientalis (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) has caused clinical disease in cattle of Eastern Asia for many years and its recent rapid spread throughout Australian and New Zealand herds has caused substantial...

    Authors: Daniel R. Bogema, Melinda L. Micallef, Michael Liu, Matthew P. Padula, Steven P. Djordjevic, Aaron E. Darling and Cheryl Jenkins
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:298
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  36. Co-sequencing of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and micro ribonucleic acid (miRNA) across a time series (1, 3, 6, 24, and 48 h post injury) was used to identify potential miRNA-gene interactions during panc...

    Authors: Zhihua Li and Rodney Rouse
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:297
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  37. Chagas disease is a parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. It is an important public health problem affecting around seven to eight million people in the Americas. A large number of hematophagous triato...

    Authors: Jesús Martínez-Barnetche, Andrés Lavore, Melina Beliera, Juan Téllez-Sosa, Federico A. Zumaya-Estrada, Victorio Palacio, Ernestina Godoy-Lozano, Rolando Rivera-Pomar and Mario Henry Rodríguez
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:296
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  38. The mammalian adipose tissue plays a central role in energy-balance control, whereas the avian visceral fat hardly expresses leptin, the key adipokine in mammals. Therefore, to assess the endocrine role of adi...

    Authors: Susanne Bornelöv, Eyal Seroussi, Sara Yosefi, Sharon Benjamini, Shoval Miyara, Mark Ruzal, Manfred Grabherr, Nima Rafati, Anna-Maja Molin, Ken Pendavis, Shane C. Burgess, Leif Andersson and Miriam Friedman-Einat
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:295
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  39. The understanding of the biological determinism of meat ultimate pH, which is strongly related to muscle glycogen content, is a key point for the control of muscle integrity and meat quality in poultry. In the...

    Authors: Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval, Christelle Hennequet-Antier, Cécile Berri, Stéphane A. Beauclercq, Marie Christine Bourin, Maryse Boulay, Olivier Demeure and Simon Boitard
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:294
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  40. The common deletion of the glutathione S-transferase Mu 1 (GSTM1) gene in humans has been shown to be involved in xenobiotic metabolism and associated with bladder cancer. However, the evolution of this deletion ...

    Authors: M. Saitou, Y. Satta, O. Gokcumen and T. Ishida
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:293
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  41. Recent experimental evidence showed that lactobacilli could be used as potential therapeutic agents for hyperammonemia. However, lack of understanding on how lactobacilli reduce blood ammonia levels limits app...

    Authors: Parul Singh, Hea-Jong Chung, In-Ah Lee, Roshan D’Souza, Hyeon-Jin Kim and Seong-Tshool Hong
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:292
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  42. Chrysanthemum indicum L., an important ancestral species of the flowering plant chrysanthemum, can be used as medicine and for functional food development. Due to the lack of hereditary information for this speci...

    Authors: Zhengzhou Han, Xinye Ma, Min Wei, Tong Zhao, Ruoting Zhan and Weiwen Chen
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:291
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  43. Cigarette smoking has severe adverse health consequences in adults and in the offspring of mothers who smoke during pregnancy. One of the most widely reported effects of smoking during pregnancy is reduced bir...

    Authors: Stephanie H. Witt, Josef Frank, Maria Gilles, Maren Lang, Jens Treutlein, Fabian Streit, Isabell A. C. Wolf, Verena Peus, Barbara Scharnholz, Tabea S. Send, Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach, Sugirthan Sivalingam, Helene Dukal, Jana Strohmaier, Marc Sütterlin, Janine Arloth…
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:290
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  44. Self-incompatibility (SI) is a major barrier that obstructs the breeding process in most horticultural plants including tea plants (Camellia sinensis). The aim of this study was to elucidate the molecular mechani...

    Authors: Qingping Ma, Changsong Chen, Zhongping Zeng, Zhongwei Zou, Huan Li, Qiongqiong Zhou, Xuan Chen, Kang Sun and Xinghui Li
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:289
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  45. High-temperature stress inhibited the growth of cucumber seedlings. Foliar spraying of 1.0 mmol·L− 1 exogenous spermidine (Spd) to the sensitive cucumber cultivar ‘Jinchun No. 2’ grown at high-temperature (42 °C/...

    Authors: Ying Wang, Shirong Guo, Lei Wang, Liwei Wang, Xueying He, Sheng Shu, Jin Sun and Na Lu
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:285
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  46. Bacterial taxonomy aims to classify bacteria based on true evolutionary events and relies on a polyphasic approach that includes phenotypic, genotypic and chemotaxonomic analyses. Until now, complete genomes a...

    Authors: Raffael C. Inglin, Leo Meile and Marc J. A. Stevens
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:284
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  47. In food animal agriculture, there is a need to identify the mechanisms that can improve the efficiency of muscle growth and protein accretion. Callipyge sheep provide excellent machinery since the up-regulatio...

    Authors: Hui Yu, Jolena N. Waddell, Shihuan Kuang, Ross L. Tellam, Noelle E. Cockett and Christopher A. Bidwell
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:283
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  49. Adipose tissue is a major endocrine organ and is thought to play a central role in the metabolic control of reproductive function in cattle. Plane of nutrition during early life has been shown to influence the...

    Authors: Anne-Marie English, Sineád M. Waters, Paul Cormican, Colin J. Byrne, Seán Fair and David A. Kenny
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:281
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  50. Malaria mosquitoes have had a remarkable stability in the number of chromosomes in their karyotype (2n = 6) during 100 million years of evolution. Moreover, autosomal arms were assumed to maintain their integr...

    Authors: Gleb N. Artemov, Semen M. Bondarenko, Anastasia N. Naumenko, Vladimir N. Stegniy, Maria V. Sharakhova and Igor V. Sharakhov
    Citation: BMC Genomics 2018 19:278
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