title: Mitochondrial genome sequence of the bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus).
abstract: The bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) belongs to Lepomis genera of the family Centrarchidae, which is an economically important freshwater species in China. This study presents the complete mitochondrial genome of L. macrochirus, which is the first complete sequence from sunfish species. L. macrochirus mitochondrial DNA is 16,489 bp long, with the genome organization and gene order being identical to that of the typical vertebrate.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China.
authors.forename: Sheng-Jie
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Jun-Jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005618:Fresh Water; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial