The present series on Plant Genomics: Biodiversity and Evolution aims to cover, in successive volumes, comprehensive reviews, concepts and discussions on the results of genome analysis and their impact on systematics, taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of all plant groups. This volume touches upon the Lower Groups of plants.
Contents:
*From Ancient to and Modern RNA World: A Metabolic Story: Yan Li Li et al.
*Plastid Origin: A Driving Force for the Evolution of Algae: Alexis Miguel Bellorin and Mariana Cabral de Oliveira
*Evolution and Diversity of Dinoflagellates: Molecular Perspectives: Michael J. Bennett and Joseph T.Y. Wong
*Evolution of the Diatoms: Wiebe H.C.F. Kooistra et al.
*Ascomycota: Introduction to Biodiversity, Evolutionary Genomics and Systematics: Wolfgang Schweigkofler
*Yeast Biodiversity and Evolution: Vu Nguyen Thanh
*Evolutionary Relationships among Economically Important Species of Aspergillus Subgenera Aspergillus and Fumigati: Janos Varga et al.
*Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Methods in Fusarium Taxonomy: Youssuf A.M.H. Gherbawy and Mohamed A.El-Naghy
*Use of Molecular Markers to Study Host-pathogen Co-evolution: Weidong Chen and Craig R. Grau
*Utility of the Internal Transcribed Spacers of the 18S-5.8S-26S Nuclear Ribosomal DNA in Land Plant Systematics, with a Special Emphasis on Bryophytes: Alain Vanderpoorten et al.
*Molecular Evolution of the atpB-rbcL Intergenic Spacer in Bryophytes: Michael Stech & Dietmar Quandt
*Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of Plagiochila (Jungermanniidae: Plagiochilaceae): Jochen Heinrichs
*Genomes Studies of Cactus Yeast: Miguel de Barros Lopes and Philip F. Ganter