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Feng Gao

Researcher at Ocean University of China

Publications -  66
Citations -  1848

Feng Gao is an academic researcher from Ocean University of China. The author has contributed to research in topics: Phylogenetic tree & Phylogenetics. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 61 publications receiving 1448 citations. Previous affiliations of Feng Gao include Chinese Ministry of Education & Smith College.

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The All-Data-Based Evolutionary Hypothesis of Ciliated Protists with a Revised Classification of the Phylum Ciliophora (Eukaryota, Alveolata).

TL;DR: The molecular dataset was expanded with representatives from 55 orders and all major lineages and the monophyly of classes Phyllopharyngea, Karyorelictea, Armophorea, Prostomatea, Plagiopylea, Colpodea and Heterotrichea are confirmed.
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Beyond the "Code": A Guide to the Description and Documentation of Biodiversity in Ciliated Protists (Alveolata, Ciliophora).

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TL;DR: The present paper reviews issues relating to the taxonomy of ciliates and presents specific recommendations for best practice in the observation and documentation of their biodiversity.
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Further analyses of variation of ribosome DNA copy number and polymorphism in ciliates provide insights relevant to studies of both molecular ecology and phylogeny

TL;DR: The present study estimates the intraindividual small subunit rDNA (SSU rDNA) copy number and sequence variation in a wide range of taxa covering nine classes and 18 orders of the phylum Ciliophora, indicating the need for careful consideration of SSU r DNA variation in analyses of the role of ciliates in ecosystems.
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Disentangling sources of variation in SSU rDNA sequences from single cell analyses of ciliates: impact of copy number variation and experimental error.

TL;DR: The impact of four DNA polymerases on sequence variation is explored and it is found that low-fidelity polymerases exaggerate the estimates of single-cell sequence variation and using a polymerase with high fidelity is essential for surveys of sequence variation.
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Insights into the phylogenetic and taxonomy of philasterid ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Scuticociliatia) based on analyses of multiple molecular markers.

TL;DR: 48 new sequences for three linked genes are characterized and phylogenetic trees are constructed to assess the inter- and intra-generic relationships of philasterids, revealing that the combined three-gene tree provides more resolution in nodes than in the SSU-rDNA topologies.