Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (Jan 2018)

The complete mitochondrial genome of the flea Ceratophyllus wui (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae)

  • Liangfei Tan,
  • Xuhua Guan,
  • Lingyao Zhang,
  • Fen Zhu,
  • Chaoliang Lei

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2018.1456370
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 401 – 402

Abstract

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The complete mitogenome sequence of the flea, Ceratophyllus wui (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), was sequenced. The 18,081 bp long genome has the standard metazoan complement of 37 genes. These genes contain 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one control region. The nucleotide composition of the C. wui mitogenome was A: 37.72%, T: 38.99%, G: 9.51% and C: 13.78%. The A + T content is 76.71%, showing strong AT skew. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that Siphonapteran has sister relationship with Dipteran.

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