title: The complete mitogenome of Hodgson's Red-Toothed Shrew, Episoriculus caudatus (Soricidae).
abstract: The Hodgson's Red-Toothed Shrew, Episoriculus caudatus belongs to the family Soricidae, and is widely distributed in northern South Asia, central and southern China and present in parts of northern Southeast Asia. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Episoriculus caudatus was determined. The mitogenome was 17,129 base pairs in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 1 control region, with a base composition of 33.1% A, 29.2% T, 24.7% C, and 13.0% G. The genome organization, nucleotide composition and codon usage did not differ significantly from those of other shrews. The study contributes to illuminating taxonomic status of Hodgson's Red-Toothed Shrew, Episoriculus caudatus.
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Changkun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Haixue
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Guiying
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.|b Mammal Ecology and Evolution Research Group, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution , Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shunde
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D020029:Base Pairing / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D012788:Shrews / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: Complete mitochondrial genome; episoriculus caudatus; gene structure; hodgson’s red-toothed shrew