@article{MAKHILLJMG20091228888,
    title = {Barcoding of Five Sturgeon Species in Iran},
    journal = {Journal of Molecular Genetics},
    volume = {1},
    number = {2},
    pages = {29-34},
    year = {2009},
    issn = {2070-4267},
    doi = {jmolgene.2009.29.34},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=2070-4267&doi=jmolgene.2009.29.34},
    author = {Hassan,M.N.,Aliakbar,Kamran,Katialisa,A.F.J. and},
    keywords = {Genetic variation,barcoding,cytochrome oxidase I,sturgeon species,Iran},
    abstract = {The universal barcoding gene of Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) was utilised for molecular characterisation of five sturgeon species found in the Iranian waters of the Caspian Sea. These were <I>Acipenser gueldenstaedtii</I> (Russian sturgeon), <I> A. persicus</I> (Persian sturgeon), <I> A. stellatus </I> (Stellate sturgeon), <I> A. nudiventris</I> (Spiny sturgeon) and <I>Huso huso</I> (Great sturgeon). An additional 10 sequences from the Genbank were included in the analysis, <I> A. stellatus </I> (AJ585050), <I> H. huso </I> (AY442351)<I> A. baerii </I>(FJ205560-FJ205563), <I>A. fulvescens </I>(EU524397), <I>A. transmontanus </I>(EU523891), <I>A. medirostris </I>(EU523885) and <I>A. oxynrinchus </I>(EU524401). The data was also analysed for phylogenetic insights among the studied species. The results confirmed the utility of this gene for molecular identification and revealed monophyly of three of the species; <I>H. huso, A. nudiventris</I> and <I>A. stellatus</I>. However, the status of <I>A. gueldenstaedtii</I> and <I>A. persicus</I> was unresolved with Genbank sequences of <I>A. baerii</I> (FJ205560-FJ205563) also clustering in the <I>A. gueldenstaedtii</I>-<I>persicus</I> complex as had been reported by previous researchers investigating other genes. Thus, the results provide further evidence of the polyphylic` nature of <I>A. gueldenstaedtii</I>. The data is also in agreement with several earlier reports that <I>H. huso</I> may not be a separate genus from <I>Acipenser</I> within the family Acipenserinae. The low internode bootstrap values at branch nodes did not allow for any phylogenetic inference among the <I>Acipenser</I> species to be deduced.}
    }