title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
abstract: In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of the widespread invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) was first determined. The mitochondrial genome is 16 098 bp in length, and encodes one D-loop region, two ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and 18 transfer RNA genes. Average GC content of this genome is 19.68%. nad6 and cob genes were overlapped by 4 bp. The phylogenetic tree involving 13 available closely related species further validated the new determined sequences and phylogeny of L. humile.
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (MOE), College of Marine Life Sciences , Ocean University of China , Qingdao , PR China.
authors.forename: Ezi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (MOE), College of Marine Life Sciences , Ocean University of China , Qingdao , PR China.
authors.forename: Guiqi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (MOE), College of Marine Life Sciences , Ocean University of China , Qingdao , PR China.
authors.forename: Junqing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (MOE), College of Marine Life Sciences , Ocean University of China , Qingdao , PR China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (MOE), College of Marine Life Sciences , Ocean University of China , Qingdao , PR China.
authors.forename: Guoqiang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (MOE), College of Marine Life Sciences , Ocean University of China , Qingdao , PR China.
authors.forename: Qingwei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (MOE), College of Marine Life Sciences , Ocean University of China , Qingdao , PR China.
authors.forename: Erlei
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000235:genetics*; D001482:Base Composition; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D049750:Genome, Insect; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D023281:Genomics; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Linepithema humile; mitogenome; phylogeny analysis