title: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Gracile shrew mole, Uropsilus gracilis (Soricomorpha: Talpidae).
abstract: The Gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis) belongs to the family Talpidae, which distributes in southwestern China, extending to northern Myanmar. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of U. gracilis was sequenced. It was determined to be of 16,533 bases. The nucleotide sequence data of 12 heavy-strand protein-coding genes of U. gracilis and other 12 insectivores were used for phylogenetic analysis. Phylogenetic trees were constructed by using Bayesian and maximum likelihood methods, which showed that U. gracilis was clustered together with U. soricipes, and Urotrichus should be prior to Galemys.
authors.affiliation: Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Feiyun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Zhenxin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Shunde
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yonghua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiuyue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shaoying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bisong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008971:Moles / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial