Sfoglia per Soggetto "Phylogeny"

Achilles, a new family of transcriptionally active retrotransposons from the olive fruit fly, with y chromosome preferential distribution

Tsoumani K.T., Drosopoulou E., Bourtzis K., Gariou-Papalexiou A., Mavragani-Tsipidou P., Zacharopoulou A., Mathiopoulos K.D. (2015)

Sex chromosomes have many unusual features relative to autosomes. The in depth exploration of their structure will improve our understanding of their origin and divergence (degeneration) as well as the evolution of genetic ...

Cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis: on the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Taenia multiceps

Christodoulopoulos G., Dinkel A., Romig T., Ebi D., Mackenstedt U., Loos-Frank B. (2016)

We characterised the causative agents of cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis in livestock by determining the mitochondrial genotypes and morphological phenotypes of 52 Taenia multiceps isolates from a wide geographical ...

Characterization and Quantitative Determination of a Diverse Group of Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis NCIB 3610 Antibacterial Peptides

Karagiota A., Tsitsopoulou H., Tasakis R.N., Zoumpourtikoudi V., Touraki M. (2021)

Five antibacterial peptides produced by Bacillus subtilis NCIB 3610 were purified, quantified, characterized, and identified in the present study. Cell-free extracts were subjected to three purification protocols employing ...

Collagen from the marine sponges Axinella cannabina and Suberites carnosus: Isolation and morphological, biochemical, and biophysical characterization

Tziveleka L.-A., Ioannou E., Tsiourvas D., Berillis P., Foufa E., Roussis V. (2017)

In search of alternative and safer sources of collagen for biomedical applications, the marine demosponges Axinella cannabina and Suberites carnosus, collected from the Aegean and the Ionian Seas, respectively, were ...

Comparative Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern, Including Omicron, Highlights Their Common and Distinctive Amino Acid Substitution Patterns, Especially at the Spike ORF

Nikolaidis M., Papakyriakou A., Chlichlia K., Markoulatos P., Oliver S.G., Amoutzias G.D. (2022)

In order to gain a deeper understanding of the recently emerged and highly divergent Omicron variant of concern (VoC), a study of amino acid substitution (AAS) patterns was performed and compared with those of the other ...

The complex evolutionary history of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

Chaliotis A., Vlastaridis P., Mossialos D., Ibba M., Becker H.D., Stathopoulos C., Amoutzias G.D. (2017)

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AARSs) are a superfamily of enzymes responsible for the faithful translation of the genetic code and have lately become a prominent target for synthetic biologists. Our largescale analysis of > ...

Detection and molecular characterization of a new genotype of infectious bursal disease virus in Portugal

Legnardi M., Franzo G., Tucciarone C.M., Koutoulis K., Duarte I., Silva M., Le Tallec B., Cecchinato M. (2022)

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is an immunosuppressive pathogen with a bi-segmented, double-stranded RNA genome. Two serotypes, named 1 and 2, are recognized, and serotype 1 is traditionally divided into classical, ...

Evolution of 2B and 2C genomic parts of species B Coxsackie viruses. Phylogenetic study and comparison with other regions

Bolanaki, E.; Kottaridi, C.; Markoulatos, P.; Margaritis, L.; Katsorchis, T. (2006)

Modern molecular approaches on the genome of enteroviruses' circulating strains have established new data about the mechanism and significance of its evolution. In the present study, 46 enteroviruses isolates, belonging ...

First evidence of Leishmania infection in European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in Greece: GIS analysis and phylogenetic position within the Leishmania spp

Tsokana C.N., Sokos C., Giannakopoulos A., Mamuris Z., Birtsas P., Papaspyropoulos K., Valiakos G., Spyrou V., Lefkaditis M., Chatzopoulos D.C., Kantere M., Manolakou K., Touloudi A., Burriel A.R., Ferroglio E., Hadjichristodoulou C., Billinis C. (2016)

Although the existence of a sylvatic transmission cycle of Leishmania spp., independent from the domestic cycle, has been proposed, data are scarce on Leishmania infection in wild mammals in Greece. In this study, we aimed ...

First Identification and Molecular Characterization of Avian metapneumovirus Subtype B from Chickens in Greece

Tucciarone C.M., Andreopoulou M., Franzo G., Prentza Z., Chaligiannis I., Cecchinato M. (2017)

Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is considered a major pathogen for turkeys but its impact on chicken production is still partially neglected, even though it is fully acknowledged as a primary pathogen in chickens as well. The ...

First-Time Detection of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus and Porcine Circovirus 2 in an Albanian Farrow-to-Finish Herd

Papatsiros V.G., Chaintoutis S.C., Psalla D., Maragkakis G.G., Christodoulopoulos G., Dovas C.I. (2018)

The purpose of this case report is to describe for the first time concurrent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2) infections in a commercial farrow-to-finish pig farm ...

Genetic diversity and structure of Rhizobium leguminosarum populations associated with clover plants are influenced by local environmental variables

Stefan A., Van Cauwenberghe J., Rosu C.M., Stedel C., Labrou N.E., Flemetakis E., Efrose R.C. (2018)

The identification and conservation of indigenous rhizobia associated with legume plants and their application as biofertilizers is becoming an agricultural worldwide priority. However, little is known about the genetic ...

Genomic diversity and population structure of three autochthonous Greek sheep breeds assessed with genome-wide DNA arrays

Michailidou S., Tsangaris G., Fthenakis G.C., Tzora A., Skoufos I., Karkabounas S.C., Banos G., Argiriou A., Arsenos G. (2018)

In the present study, genome-wide genotyping was applied to characterize the genetic diversity and population structure of three autochthonous Greek breeds: Boutsko, Karagouniko and Chios. Dairy sheep are among the most ...

Glucosinolate biosynthesis in Eruca sativa

Katsarou D., Omirou M., Liadaki K., Tsikou D., Delis C., Garagounis C., Krokida A., Zambounis A., Papadopoulou K.K. (2016)

Glucosinolates (GSLs) are a highly important group of secondary metabolites in the Caparalles order, both due to their significance in plant-biome interactions and to their chemoprotective properties. This study identified ...

Histopathological Lesions Accompanied with First-Time Isolation of a PRRSV-2 Strain in Greece

Papatsiros V., Stylianaki I., Papakonstantinou G., Tsekouras N., Bitchava D., Christodoulopoulos G., Papaioannou N. (2020)

Genotype 2 strains of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV-2) have been reported sporadically in Europe. Even if, PRRSV-2 reported to be genetically homogenous in Europe due to the introduction of an ...

Intra- and inter-serotypic recombinations in the 5΄ UTR-VP4 region of Echovirus 30 strains

Kyriakopoulou Z., Amoutzias G.D., Dimitriou T.G., Tsakogiannis D., Mossialos D., Markoulatos P. (2018)

Recombination has been recognized as a major mechanism of evolution in enteroviruses. The Echovirus 30 (E-30) strain Gior was sequenced and phylogenetically compared to all available E-30 sequences to detect recombination ...

Islands and hybrid zones: Combining the knowledge from "natural Laboratories" to explain phylogeographic patterns of the European brown hare 06 Biological Sciences 0604 Genetics

Giannoulis T., Plageras D., Stamatis C., Chatzivagia E., Tsipourlianos A., Birtsas P., Billinis C., Suchentrunk F., Mamuris Z. (2019)

Background: The aim of the study was to use hybrid populations as well as island populations of the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) to explore the effect of evolutionary events, such as the post-deglaciation ...