Xuankun Li

First Molecular Phylogeny of Minettia (Diptera: Lauxaniidae) Reveals Homoplastic Morphology and Challenges Subgeneric Classification

ABSTRACT This study presents the first phylogeny of the genus Minettia Robineau‐Desvoidy, reconstructed from five gene markers ( COI , Cytb , 16S , 18S and 28S ) and incorporating representatives of all five recognized subgenera. Analyses of 56 species (49 Minettia spp.+seven out...

Centrifugal Microfluidic Soil-to-DNA Preparation for the Portable Detection of Phytophthora infestans Using a CRISPR/Cas12a-Based Quantum Dot Fluorescent Lateral Flow Assay

Abstract Portable detection of soil-borne pathogens is constrained by laborious soil sample preparation and nucleic acid extraction. Here, we report a centrifugal Soil-on-a-Disc (SoaD) microfluidic chip for rapid soil-to-DNA preparation with automated on-chip clarification and DN...