title: Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Ussurian moose, Alces alces cameloides.
abstract: Ussurian moose (Alces alces cameloides) in Northeast China, which is on the southmost edge of the species' Eurasian range, are facing dramatic decline in population size and distribution areas. We undertook the first sequencing of the entire mitogenome of Ussurian moose, which is thought as the oldest moose subspecies to better understand the evolutionary history of this circumboreal sole extant species. The mitogenome is 16,418 bp in length, consisting of two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and one control region. The overall base composition is A: 33.7%, T: 30.1%, C: 23.2%, and G: 13.0%, with a much higher A + T content. The phylogenetic tree of moose and 10 other most closely related Cervidae species was built.
authors.affiliation: a Feline Research Center of Chinese State Forestry Administration, College of Wildlife Resources , Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , PR China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: a Feline Research Center of Chinese State Forestry Administration, College of Wildlife Resources , Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , PR China.
authors.forename: Guangshun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics*; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics*; D012418:Ruminants / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012313:RNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Alces alces cameloides; Ussurian moose; mitogenome