Title: Mitochondrial genome fragmentation: a case study with parasitic lice (order Phthiraptera) 

Spealer: Dr. Renfu Shao
　　　　  USC Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, Qld 4558, Australia

Time: 2012.10.11 10:00AM

Place: IOZ D122

Selected Publications:

1. Shao, R. (通讯作者), N. J. H. Campbell and S. C. Barker. 2001. Numerous gene rearrangements in the mitochondrial genome of the wallaby louse, Heterodoxus macropus (Phthiraptera). Molecular Biology and Evolution, 18, 858-865. (Cited 87 times; 5-year Impact Factor 9.857)

2. Shao, R. (通讯作者) and S. C. Barker. 2003. The highly rearranged mitochondrial genome of the plague thrips, Thrips imaginis (Insecta: Thysanoptera): convergence of two novel gene boundaries and an extraordinary arrangement of rRNA genes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 20, 362-370. (Cited 70 times; 5-year Impact Factor 9.857)

3. Kirkness et al. 2010. Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, doi:10.1073/pnas.1003379107. (Cited 65 times; Impact Factor 10.47)

4. Shao, R. (通讯作者), N. J. H. Campbell, E. R. Schmidt and S. C. Barker. 2001. Increased rate of gene rearrangement in the mitochondrial genomes of three orders of hemipteroid insects. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 18, 1828-1832. (Cited 50 times; 5-year Impact Factor 9.857)

5. Shao, R. (通讯作者), M. Dowton, A. Murrell and S. C. Barker. 2003. Rates of gene rearrangement and nucleotide substitution are correlated in the mitochondrial genomes of insects. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 20, 1612-1619. (Cited 44 times; 5-year Impact Factor 9.857)

6. Shao, R. (通讯作者), S. C. Barker, H. Mitani, Y. Aoki and M. Fukunaga. 2005. Evolution of duplicate control regions in the mitochondrial genomes of metazoa: a case study with Australasian Ixodes ticks. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 22, 620-629. (Cited 40 times; 5-year Impact Factor 9.857)

7. Shao, R. (通讯作者), H. Mitani, S. C. Barker, M. Takahashi and M. Fukunaga. 2005. Novel mitochondrial gene content and gene arrangement indicate illegitimate inter-mtDNA recombination in the chigger mite, Leptotrombidium pallidum. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 60, 764-773. (Cited 34 times; 5-year Impact Factor 2.515)

8. Guglielmone, A.A., Robbins, R.G., Apanaskevich, D.A., Petney, T.N., Estrada-Pena, A., Horak, I.G., Shao, R., and Barker, S.C. 2010. The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of valid species names. Zootaxa: 1-28. (Cited 33 times; Impact Factor 0.927)

9. Shao, R. (通讯作者), S. C. Barker, H. Mitani, M. Takahashi and M. Fukunaga. 2006. Molecular mechanisms for the variation of mitochondrial gene content and gene arrangement among chigger mites of the genus Leptotrombidium (Acari: Acariformes). Journal of Molecular Evolution, 63, 251-261. (Cited 27 times; 5-year Impact Factor 2.515)

10. Shao, R. (通讯作者), E. F. Kirkness and S. C. Barker. 2009. The single mitochondrial chromosome typical of animals has evolved into 18 mini chromosomes in the human body louse, Pediculus humanus. Genome Research, 19, 904-912. (Cited 22 times; Impact Factor 13.608)