The complete mitochondrial genome of the flea Hystrichopsylla weida qinlingensis (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsylla)

Liangfei Tan; Xuan Yao; Jingyuan Liu; Chaoliang Lei; Qiuying Huang; Bing Hu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2053367

The complete mitochondrial genome of the flea Hystrichopsylla weida qinlingensis (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsylla)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Apr 20;8(4):501-503. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2053367. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Liangfei Tan^{1

2}, Xuan Yao², Jingyuan Liu², Chaoliang Lei¹, Qiuying Huang¹, Bing Hu²

Affiliations

¹ College of Plant Science and Technology, Hubei Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
² Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, China.

Abstract

The complete mitogenome sequence of the flea, Hystrichopsylla weida qinlingensis (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsylla) was sequenced. The 17,173 bp long genome has the standard metazoan complement of 37 genes. These genes contain 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one control region. The nucleotide composition of the H. weida qinlingensis mitogenome was A: 39.10%, T: 41.49%, G:7.56%, and C: 11.85%. The A + T content is 80.59%, showing strong AT bias. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that Hystrichopsylla has a close affinity with a branch of Dorcadia.

Keywords: Hystrichopsylla; Hystrichopsylla weida qinlingensis; flea; mitochondrial genome.

Grants and funding

The research was financially supported by Natural Science Foundation of China of NSFC under Grant No. [31572017] and Innovation Team Project of Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention [WJ2016JT-007].