Utility of Complete Mitochondrial Genomes in Phylogenetic Classification of the Species of Anopheles (Culicidae: Anophelinae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among the blood-sucking insects, Anopheles mosquitoes have a very special position, because they transmit parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which cause malaria as one of the main vector-borne disease worldwide. The aim of this review study was to evaluate utility of complete mitochondrial genomes in phylogenetic classification of the species of Anopheles.

Methods

The complete mitochondrial genome sequences belonging to 28 species of the genus Anopheles (n=32) were downloaded from NCBI. The phylogenetic trees were constructed using the ML, NJ, ME, and Bayesian inference methods.

Results

In general, the results of the present survey revealed that the complete mitochondrial genomes act very accurately in recognition of the taxonomi

SUBMITTER: Ghassemi-Khademi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8271240 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature