Applied Coffee Genomics: Towards a GWS Program : S01T02

In recent years, significant advances have occurred in the development of genomic tools to help accelerating the genetic improvement of coffee, a perennial crop with high economic importance. The recent conclusion of the complete genome sequencing of Coffea canephora will serve as a reference sequence for use in advanced molecular genetics, applied directly to molecular breeding of this species, such as the establishment of genome-wide selection programs (GWS). In that direction, a population of 1300 C. canephora individuals maintained at the experimental field of Embrapa Cerrados is being currently phenotyped for different traits such as production, vigour, bean morphology and biochemical composition, as well as drought tolerance. A sample of 30 pools of genotypes, comprising the parentals of the population under study as well as representatives of the C. canephora diversity groups have been re-sequenced by Ilumina Hi-seq for SNPs mining. A genotyping platform for coffee is being established and will provide the required tools for association studies. Results of this ongoing study will be presented and discussed. Work supported by CAPES-COFECUB, Consórcio Pesquisa Café, INCT-CAFÉ (CNPq/FAPEMIG). (Texte intégral

Hemipenial morphology and diversity in South American anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)

Hemipenial morphology has provided useful characters to improve species identification and phylogenetic relationships in squamates. Here we provide hemipenial description and illustration of 13 South American anoles. At generic and specific levels, differences are mainly related to shape and ornamentation; intraspecific variation is low. An asulcate process, present in the hemipenis of most anole species studied, was highly variable among species and may be a useful taxonomic character in hemipenial morphology of this group. </jats:p

Microscopic agglutination test on captive rattlesnakes : Data on serovars and titers

AbstractThe microscopic agglutination test (MAT) is considered the “golden standard” leptospirosis serodiagnostic test, but there is little information about it as it pertains to snakes. To fill this information gap, we provide data on serovars and titers of fifty-six Crotalus durissus collilineatus sera samples that tested positive by MAT (10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.006 (Rodrigues et al., 2016) [5]). These data are presented in a table, along with a description of the methodology used for sample collection and serologic testing