title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the Algerian honeybee, Apis mellifera intermissa (Hymenoptera: Apidae).
abstract: In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Algerian honeybee, Apis mellifera intermissa, is analyzed for the first time. The results show that this genome is 16,336 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region (D-loop). The overall base composition is A (43.2%), C (9.8%), G (5.6%), and T (41.4%), so the percentage of A and T (84.6%) is considerably higher than that of G and C. All the genes are encoded on H-strand, except for four subunit genes (ND1, ND4, ND4L, and ND5), two rRNA genes (12S and 16S rRNA), and eight tRNA genes. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence reported here would be useful for further phylogenetic analysis and conservation genetic studies in A. m. intermissa.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology , the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province , Kunming , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology , the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province , Kunming , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Zhi-Xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: b Bee Research Department , National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension , Amman , Jordan .
authors.forename: Nizar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.affiliation: c Department of Biology, Faculty of Science , University M hamed Bougara of Boumerdes , Boumerdes , Algeria .
authors.forename: Adjlane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noureddine
authors.affiliation: d Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology, Faculty of Science , University Badji-Mokhtar , Annaba , Algeria .
authors.forename: Wahida
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Loucif-Ayad
authors.affiliation: e Department of Hematology , the People's Hospital of Yuxi City , Yuxi , P.R. China , and.
authors.forename: Yong-Zhi
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology , the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province , Kunming , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Ren-Bin
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology , the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province , Kunming , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Ai-Ling
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology , the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province , Kunming , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology , the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province , Kunming , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Hai-Xi
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: f Department of Clinical Laboratory , the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province , Kunming , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Algerian honeybee; Apis mellifera intermissa; mitochondrial genome