The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Eimeria mitis (Apicomplexa: Coccidia).
In this study the complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence of Eimeria mitis was sequenced, and its gene contents and genome organizations were compared with that of other Eimeria spp. The complete mt genome sequence of E. mitis is 6407 bp in size. It consists of 3 protein-coding genes (cox1, cox3, and cytb), 12 gene fragments for the large subunit (LSU) rRNA, and 7 gene fragments for the small subunit (SSU) rRNA, but no transfer RNA genes, similar to that of Eimeria spp. The putative direction of translation for three genes (cox1, cox3, and cytb) was the same as those of six other Eimeria spp. The A+T content of the E. mitis mt genome was 67.30%. The E. mitis mt genome sequence provides novel mtDNA marker for studying the molecular epidemiology and population genetics of E. mitis and has implications for the molecular diagnosis of chicken coccidiosis caused by E. mitis.
State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730046, P.R. China.
Guo-Hua
GH
Liu
Jie
J
Hou
Ya-Biao
YB
Weng
Hui-Qun
HQ
Song
Shu
S
Li
Zi-Guo
ZG
Yuan
Rui-Qing
RQ
Lin
Xing-Quan
XQ
Zhu
D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal