title: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Mustela eversmannii (Carnivora: Mustelidae).
abstract: In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Steppe polecat, Mustela eversmannii, was sequenced for the first time using muscle tissue. The mitochondrial genome is a circular molecule of 16 463 bp in length and overall base composition is A (32.7%), T (27.3%), C (26.1%), and G (13.9%), which indicates a strong A-T bias. A phylogenetic analysis on the basis of 13 protein-coding genes and two rRNA genes of 10 Mustela species' mitochondrial genomes using maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) demonstrated that these Mustela species were clustered into two clades and M. eversmannii was close to M. putorius.
authors.affiliation: a College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , PR China .|b College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China , and.
authors.forename: Guangshuai
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: b College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China , and.
authors.forename: Xiufeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: b College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China , and.
authors.forename: Honghai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: b College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China , and.
authors.forename: Guolei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: b College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China , and.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: c Dailake National Nature Reserve , Hulunbuir , PR China.
authors.forename: Huashan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D019901:Locus Control Region; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D000073336:Whole Genome Sequencing
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitochondrion genome; Mustela eversmannii; phylogenetic analysis