title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus).
abstract: The complete sequence of the Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) mitochondrial DNA was obtained by the shotgun sequencing approach. The mitogenome is 19 042 bp in length and includes 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal subunit genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, a control region and a duplicated region of 2418 bp. The base composition is 32.1% for C, 31.8% for A, 22.6% for T and 13.4% for G, with an overall GC content of 45.5%. This is the first mitogenome of the P. brasilianus described and will be a useful tool for further phylogenetic and population genetic studies.
authors.affiliation: a Instituto De Patología Animal, Facultad De Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral De Chile , Valdivia , Chile.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: a Instituto De Patología Animal, Facultad De Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral De Chile , Valdivia , Chile.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Álvarez
authors.affiliation: a Instituto De Patología Animal, Facultad De Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral De Chile , Valdivia , Chile.|b Programa De Investigación Aplicada En Fauna Silvestre, Facultad De Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral De Chile , Valdivia , Chile.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verdugo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D001717:Birds / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Avian; Phalacrocoracidae; cormorant; mitogenome