Complete mitochondrial genome of a parthenogenetic subterranean termite, Reticulitermes aculabialis Tsai et Hwang (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016 Sep;27(5):3133-4. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1007299. Epub 2015 Feb 23.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of a parthenogenetic termite Reticulitermes aculabialis was assembled and analyzed. The mitogenome is 16,475 bp long and contains the same gene repertoire and gene order as other Reticulitermes species (13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and control region). Coding genes (PCGs, tRNAs and rRNAs) are 14,688 bp in length, occupying 89.15% of the total genomic size. The A + T content of the mitogenome is 65.78%.

Keywords: Isoptera; Reticulitermes aculabialis; mitochondrial genome; rhinotermitidae.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Composition
  • Gene Order
  • Genome, Mitochondrial*
  • Insect Proteins / genetics
  • Isoptera / classification
  • Isoptera / genetics*
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • RNA, Transfer / genetics
  • Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • Insect Proteins
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Transfer