The complete mitochondrial genome of a medicinal insect Martianus dermestoides (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016 May;27(3):1627-8. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2014.958701. Epub 2014 Sep 10.

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of Martianus dermestoides (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) has been amplified and sequenced employing the long polymerase chain reaction method. The mitogenome, consisting of 15,434 base pairs (bp), had the typical invertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement, including 13 protein-coding, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs genes and a noncoding control region (CR). The CR of 798 bp length is rather compact and located between srRNA and tRNA(iLe). The overall base composition of M. dermestoides is 40.97% for A, 18.53% for C, 31.13% for T and 9.38% for G, with a high AT bias of 72.09%. The complete mitogenome may provide useful DNA molecular data for further phylogenetic analyses for higher taxa of Tenebrionidae.

Keywords: Martianus dermestoides; medicinal insect; mitogenome.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Composition / genetics
  • Coleoptera / classification
  • Coleoptera / genetics*
  • Genome, Mitochondrial / genetics*
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • RNA, Transfer / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Transfer