Providing Endophytic Fungi with Taxonomic Classifications Using DNA Taxonomy and DNA Barcoding
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2023-04
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University of New Brunswick
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Accurate taxonomic classifications are essential when conducting research about an organism. Over the years, the discovery of DNA sequence-based classification techniques (DNA barcoding and DNA taxonymy) have revolutionized this process. The Natural Products Research group (NPRG) has a library of fungi that is used to isolate bioactive molecules. In order for the NPRG to communicate the results of their studies, it is critical that the fungal isolates are provided with accurate taxonomic classifications. Therefore, this study provided fungal isolates from the NPRG’s fungal collection with taxonomic classifications by using DNA barcoding in conjunction with DNA taxonomy. In doing so, 300 of the NPRG’s fungal isolates were grouped into 158 taxonomic families.