title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Greater Mouse-Eared bat, Myotis myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).
abstract: In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of the Greater Mouse-Eared Bat, Myotis myotis. The mitogenome is 17 213 bp with base composition A (34.2%), G (13%), C (22.4%), and T (30.5%). The genome shows conserved synteny with other mammalian mitogenomes, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 1 control region (D-Loop). The majority of the genes are encoded on the H-Strand, except for ND6 and eight tRNAs. All protein-coding genes start with the ATG start codon, except for ND2, ND3, and ND5 which begin with ATT or ATA. Seven protein-coding genes terminated in a canonical stop codon, TAA or TAG, five contain incomplete stop codons, T or TA. Cytochrome b terminates in the mitochondria specific stop codon AGA. This mitogenome provides a valuable resource for future studies of M. myotis and other bat and mammal species.
authors.affiliation: a University College Dublin , Belfield , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jebb
authors.affiliation: a University College Dublin , Belfield , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.affiliation: a University College Dublin , Belfield , Dublin , Ireland.|b Greifswald University , Greifswald , Germany.
authors.forename: Sébastien J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Puechmaille
authors.affiliation: a University College Dublin , Belfield , Dublin , Ireland.
authors.forename: Emma C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Teeling
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D002685:Chiroptera / 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: Chiroptera; Myotis myotis; mitogenome