title: The complete mitochondrial genome of lesser long-tailed Hamster Cricetulus longicaudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) and phylogenetic implications.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Cricetulus longicaudatus (Rodentia Cricetidae: Cricetinae) was determined and was deposited in GenBank (GenBank accession no. KM067270). The mitochondrial genome of C. longicaudatus was 16,302 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and one control region, with an identical order to that of other rodents' mitochondrial genomes. The phylogenetic analysis was performed with Bayesian inference based on the concatenated nucleotide sequence of 12 protein-coding genes on the heavy strand. The result showed that these species from Cricetidae and its two subfamilies (Cricetinae and Arvicolines) formed solid monophyletic group, respectively. The Cricetulus had close phylogenetic relationship with Tscherskia among three genera (Cricetulus, Cricetulus and Mesocricetus). Neodon irene and Myodes regulus were embedded in Microtus and Eothenomys, respectively. The unusual phylogenetic positions of Neodon irene and Myodes regulus remain further study in the future.
authors.affiliation: a West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Ziqi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China , and.
authors.forename: Chunlan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: c Sichuan Academy of Forestry , Chengdu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: c Sichuan Academy of Forestry , Chengdu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shaoying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China , and.
authors.forename: Bisong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China , and.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D006224:Cricetinae; D023061:Gene Order; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Complete mitochondrial genome; Cricetulus longicaudatus; phylogenetic inference