The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Eimeria leuckarti (Eimeriidae, Coccidia, Apicomplexa) infecting domestic horses (Equus ferus caballus).

ABSTRACT: The complete mitochondrial genome of Eimeria leuckarti (Eimeriidae, Coccidia, Apicomplexa) was obtained. This morphologically distinctive coccidium is considered to be the only valid Eimeria species of equids and it infects a range of both domestic and wild horses and their relatives. Despite the distinctive appearance of the oocysts of E. leuckarti, the mitochondrial genome organization and gene contents were comparable to other Eimeria spp. and related eimeriid coccidia infecting a range of mammals and birds. The greatly reduced 6242 bp genome is circular-mapping and contains three protein-coding genes (COI, COIII, CytB), 18 fragments encoding the large subunit rRNA (LSU), and 13 fragments encoding the small subunit (SSU) rRNA. No tRNA was encoded similar to o

SUBMITTER: Rejman EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8439206 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature