title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Fossorochromis rostratus.
abstract: The Fossorochromis rostratus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. In this study, we first reported the complete mitochondrial genome of F. rostratus. The whole mitochondrial genome is 16 581 bp in length, which contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes. The GC content of this mitochondrial genome is 45.96% (27.47% A, 26.57%T, 30.12% C, and 15.84% G), similar to Astatotilapia calliptera (the GC content of 45.90%). We constructed a phylogenetic tree on the complete mitochondrial genomes of these two species and other 10 closely related species to show their phylogenic relationship. The complete mitochondrial genome of F. rostratus and its phylogenic relationship with other related species would facilitate our understanding of the evolution of Cichlidae mitochondrial genome.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Genetics , Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Da-Shi
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: c Xuzhou Mine Hosptial , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Shi-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: d School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Genetics , Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Lian-Qin
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Genetics , Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Yan-Yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Genetics , Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Zong-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: a Department of Genetics , Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: d School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Jing
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: e Department of Human Anatomy , Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China and.
authors.forename: Yu-Lan
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Genetics , Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Yuan-Jian
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: f College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua , Zhejiang , PR China.
authors.forename: Quan-Rong
authors.initials: QR
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurobiology , Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D023681:Cichlids / Q000235:genetics*; D017124:Conserved Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D016678:Genome; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: F. rostratus, mitogenome; phylogenic relationship