The first complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the korean endemic catfish Silurus microdorsalis (Actinopteri, Siluriformes, Siluridae)

Chang Eon Park; Yeong-Jun Park; Min-Chul Kim; Min-Kyu Park; YeonGyun Jung; Seung-Dae Choi; YoungJae Jo; Gi-Ung Kang; Min-Ji Kim; Qing X Li; Brandon A Yoza; Kgu-Hwan Kim; Hee Cheon Park; Jae-Ho Shin

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1698336

The first complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the korean endemic catfish Silurus microdorsalis (Actinopteri, Siluriformes, Siluridae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Dec 13;5(1):131-132. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1698336.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
² Institute of Ornithology, Association of Ex-situ Conservation, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
⁴ Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
⁵ Department of Radiologic Technology, Daegu Health College, Daegu, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

The Silurus microdorsalis is known as Korean endemic slender catfish. Despite its value as a biological resource, there is no complete mitochondrial genome sequence. The complete mitochondrial genome consisted of 16,524 bp including 22 transfer RNA (tRNAs), 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNAs), 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and A + T rich region. The overall base composition of S. microdorsalis was A + T: 56.1%, C + G: 43.9%, apparently with slight AT bias. Phylogenetic relationship showed that S. microdorsalis was closely related to Silurus glanis.

Keywords: Korean endemic catfish; Siluridae; Silurus microdorsalis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Kyungpook National University Bokhyeon Research Fund, 2017, Korea.