title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the Hodgson's bat Myotis formosus (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae).
abstract: The first complete mitochondrial genome (17,159 bp) of the Hodgson's bat Myotis formosus, which is an endangered species in South Korea, was sequenced and characterized. The genome included 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region. It has high AT content and the same gene arrangement pattern as those of typical vertebrate mitochondrial genome. Within the control region, a 80 bp tandem repeat unit was iterated five times which was found in Domain I. It has been observed only in the vespertilionid bat group, and could contribute to identifying the species or genus, and also distinguishing it from other bat families.
authors: Department of Biology, Teachers College, and Institute for Phylogenomics and Evolution Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea.
authors: Youn Mi
authors: YM
authors: Kim
authors: Eun Hwa
authors: EH
authors: Choi
authors: Sang Ki
authors: SK
authors: Kim
authors: Kuem Hee
authors: KH
authors: Jang
authors: Shi Hyun
authors: SH
authors: Ryu
authors: Ui Wook
authors: UW
authors: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D056727:Endangered Species; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial