title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Leopoldamys edwardsi (Rodentia: Muridae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of L. edwardsi was first sequenced and characterized. The genome was 16,284 bases in length and the composition and arrangement of its genes are analogous to most other rodents. The nucleotide sequence date of 12 heavy-strand protein-coding genes of L. edwardsi and other 26 Muridae species were used for phylogenetic analyses. Trees constructed using Maximum Likelihood, Neighbor Joining and Minimum Evolution demonstrated that L. edwardsi was closer to the genus Niviventer than Rattus. Combing previous research, it suggests that Edward's long-tailed rat is more suitable to be classified into genus Leopoldamys and named as Leopoldamys edwardsi. This study suggested that R. edwardsi is inappropriate for the other name of L. edwardsi.
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: b Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chunlan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Xuhao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: b Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Bisong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Xiuyue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020029:Base Pairing / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D023061:Gene Order; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D009115:Muridae / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Complete mitochondrial genome; Leopoldamys edwardsi; phylogenetic analyses