Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of the Mitochondrial Genome of the Takin Lungworm Varestrongylus eleguneniensis (Strongylida: Protostrongylidae).

ABSTRACT: The takin lungworm Varestrongylus eleguneniensis (Strongylida: Protostrongylidae) causes lethal bronchopneumonia and represents severe threats to captive and wild populations. However, until now there has been very limited information available concerning the molecular epidemiology and evolutionary biology of V. eleguneniensis. Mitochondrial genomes (mtDNAs) can provide resources for investigations in these areas and, therefore, can assist with the surveillance and control of this lungworm. Herein, the complete mtDNA of V. eleguneniensis was sequenced and characterized with Illumina pipeline analyses. This circular genome (13,625 bp) encoded twelve protein-coding genes (PCGs), two rRNAs, and twenty-two tRNAs, with notable levels of AT and GC skews. Comparative genomics revealed a purifying

SUBMITTER: Xie Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9658269 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature