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. 2008 Mar 18;4:47–60. doi: 10.4137/ebo.s604

Table S2.

Non-randomly evolving branches in the fungal GH18 gene family using alternative calibration points for dating fungal divergences.

Data set Branch ID Sordariomycetes1p-value4 Likelihood ratio4 Pezizomycotina2p-value4 Likelihood ratio4 Ascomycota3p-value4 Likelihood ratio4
All GH18 genes 1 <0.001 <0.001
Pezizomycotina - - 0.007 22 0.007 22
Emericella - - 0.006 14 0.006 14
Rhizopus - - 0.024 1 0.024 1
Schizosaccharomyces - - 0.023 3 0.023 3
Cluster A GH18 genes 1 0.002 0.002
Pezizomycotina - - 0.007 16 0.007 16
Gibberella - - 0.001 5 0.006 5
Emericella - - 0.004 39 <0.001 39
Rhizopus - - 0.043 1 0.043 1
Cluster B GH18 genes 1 0.407 0.033
Hypocrea - - 0.002 14 <0.001 98
Rhizopus - - 0.018 1 0.005 2
1

Estimates of divergence dates calibrated with P. devonicus as representing Sordariomycetes, giving an estimate for the fungal phylum at 1630 millions of years (Taylor and Berbee, 2006).

2

Estimates of divergence dates calibrated with P. devonicus as representing Pezizomycotina, giving an estimate for the fungal phylum at 923 millions of years (Taylor and Berbee, 2006).

3

Estimates of divergence dates calibrated with P. devonicus as representing Ascomycota, giving an estimate for the fungal phylum at 495 millions of years (Taylor and Berbee, 2006).

4

De Bie, T., Cristianini, N., Demuth, J.P. et al. 2006. CAFE: a computational tool for the study of gene family evolution. Bioinformatics, 22:1269–71.

Abbreviation: -:no significant GH18 gene family expansion or contraction.