Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Saussurea sagittifolia (Asteraceae, Cardueae)

Xiao-Feng Liu; Jun-Jia Luo; Ting-Yu Li; Hui Chen; Jia-Yu Liu; Bo Li; Liang Dou; Zhi-Xi Fu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2281704

Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Saussurea sagittifolia (Asteraceae, Cardueae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Nov 17;8(11):1268-1272. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2281704. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Xiao-Feng Liu^{1

2}, Jun-Jia Luo², Ting-Yu Li², Hui Chen², Jia-Yu Liu³, Bo Li⁴, Liang Dou⁵, Zhi-Xi Fu^{1

2

6}

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Land Resources Evaluation and Monitoring in Southwest, Sichuan Normal University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China.
² College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
³ Nanba High School, Dazhou, China.
⁴ Sichuan Environmental Monitoring Center, Chengdu, China.
⁵ Museum of Natural History/School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
⁶ Sustainable Development Research Center of Resources and Environment of Western Sichuan, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.

Abstract

The species of Saussurea sagittifolia Y. S. Chen & S. R. Yi belongs to the family Asteraceae (Cardueae). The complete chloroplast genome of S. sagittifolia was assembled and annotated for the first time in this study. The complete chloroplast genome of S. sagittifolia was 152,535 bp, including a large single-copy (LSC) region of 83,511 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,632 bp, and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 25,196 bp. The overall GC content of the chloroplast genome was 37.7%. The chloroplast genome encoded 131 genes, including 87 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis based on complete chloroplast sequences revealed that it related closely to Saussurea medusa.

Keywords: Saussurea sagittifolia; complete chloroplast genome; phylogenetic.

Grants and funding

This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 32000158], the National Science & Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China [No. 2021XJKK0702], the Foundation of Sustainable Development Research Center of Resources and Environment of Western Sichuan, Sichuan Normal University [No. 2020CXZYHJZX03], Laboratory Equipment Research Project, Sichuan Normal University [No. SYJS2021013], Academic Affairs Division Project, Sichuan Normal University [No. 20210280XJC], and Comprehensive Scientific Research Project of Guangwushan Mountain Scenic Spot [2021GWS001].