Complete mitochondrial genome of Aedes flavopictus (Yamada, 1921) (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in South Korea

Jiyeong Shin; Jongwoo Jung

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1863164

Complete mitochondrial genome of Aedes flavopictus (Yamada, 1921) (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in South Korea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Jan 27;6(1):265-267. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1863164.

Authors

Jiyeong Shin¹, Jongwoo Jung^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ The Division of EcoCreative, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Science Education, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

In this study, we determined for the first time the mitochondrial genome sequence of an Aedes flavopictus specimen collected in South Korea. Its mitochondrial genome was 16,060 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes and a non-coding A + T rich region. The overall base composition in the heavy strand was 39.7, 8.6, 12.7, and 39% of A, G, C, and T, respectively, and the G + C content was 21.2%. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Aedes spp. formed a monophyletic clade.

Keywords: Aedes flavopictus; invasive species; mitochondrial genome.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) [2017R1D1A2B04033088].