DNA barcoding is an emerging molecular identification and classification technology that
has been applied to medicinal plants since 2008. The application of this technique has …

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) plays an important role in the global traditional health
systems. However, adulterated and counterfeit TCM is on the rise. DNA barcoding is an …

Straw return is a popular management strategy to improve soil organic carbon (SOC) and
change soil microbial community structure in agro-ecosystems. In the North China plain, the …

Although it is well-known that human skin aging is accompanied by an alteration in the skin
microbiota, we know little about how the composition of these changes during the course of …

The influence of bio-compost on the diversity, composition and structure of soil microbial
communities is less understood. Here, Illumina MiSeq sequencing and a network analysis …

Species delimitation is one of the most fundamental processes in biology. Biodiversity
undertakings, for instance, require explicit species concepts and criteria for species …

The crucial function of the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region in ribosome
biogenesis depends on its secondary and tertiary structures. Despite rapidly evolving, ITS2 …

Peatlands have persisted as massive carbon pool in terrestrial ecosystem. Labile organic
carbon (LOC) plays a vital role in carbon cycling in high-latitude peatlands, which is an …

Garbage enzyme (GE) is a vinegar or alcohol product derived from fermenting fresh kitchen
waste, such as vegetable and fruit residues (peels, cuttings and bits), sugar (brown sugar …

To ensure the safety of medications, it is vital to accurately authenticate species of the
Apocynaceae family, which is rich in poisonous medicinal plants. We identified …