The mitochondrial genome of the goosander (Mergus merganser) determined using next-generation sequencing

Seon-Mi Lee; Hye Sook Jeon; Jung A Kim; Jisoo Kim; Jungeun Park; Hyun-Jong Kil

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1640080

The mitochondrial genome of the goosander (Mergus merganser) determined using next-generation sequencing

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Jul 18;4(2):2547-2548. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1640080.

Authors

Seon-Mi Lee¹, Hye Sook Jeon¹, Jung A Kim¹, Jisoo Kim², Jungeun Park², Hyun-Jong Kil¹

Affiliations

¹ Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
² Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

We report here the complete mitochondrial genome of Mergus merganser, which was determined using Illumina next-generation sequencing. The complete mitogenome is 16,631 bp, with 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 2 ribosomal RNA genes. The order and structure of the genes are similar to those of other Anatinae species. The overall base composition of the mitogenome is 28.7% (A), 21.8% (T), 16.0% (G), and 33.2% (C), with AT contents of 50.7%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 13 concatenated PCG sequences indicated that M. merganser is closely related to M. squamatus (HQ833701 and NC016723) with high bootstrap values (100%).

Keywords: Common merganser; goosander; mitochondrial genome; next generation sequencing.