Similarities in restriction fragment patterns of mitochondrial DNAs of Phytophthora species strongly depend on the restriction enzyme used due to heterogeneous base distribution and sequence conservation

• Published in: Fungal genetics and biology Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 36 - 42
• Main Authors: Cock, A.W.A.M. de, Karlovsky, P, Jahnke, K.D, Bahnweg, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.1996
• Subjects: chemotaxonomy; mitochondrial DNA; Phytophthora cactorum; Phytophthora capsici; Phytophthora cryptogea; Phytophthora drechsleri; Phytophthora infestans; restriction fragment length polymorphism; restriction mapping

Mitochondrial DNAs of six morphologically different Phytophthora species were digested with 15 restriction enzymes. The numbers of restriction fragments obtained differed considerably from those theoretically expected for random base distribution. Enzymes with relatively many G and C in their recogn...