title: Mitochondrial genome of Pachytriton feii (Urodela: Salamandridae).
abstract: In this paper, the complete mitochondrial genome of Pachytriton feii is sequenced and reported for the first time. In our result, the complete mitochondrial genome of P. feii is 16 293 bp in length. Similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates, it contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes) and 1 non-coding region (D-loop). All the genes in P. feii were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand. The phylogenetic tree was reconstructed using the Bayesian analysis method and contained two major clades. Among Pachytriton (P. feii, Pachytriton labiatus, and Pachytriton brevipes), Paramesotriton laoensis make up the first lineage.
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences , Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , PR China.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: b Faculty of Life Science and Chemical Engineering , Jiangsu Second Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Chenling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: c Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences under Ministry of Environmental Protection , Nanjing , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Weibo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences , Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , PR China.
authors.forename: Lifu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: c Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences under Ministry of Environmental Protection , Nanjing , Jiangsu , PR China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences , Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , PR China.
authors.forename: Baowei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D029845:Amphibian Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D012455:Salamandridae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029845:Amphibian Proteins; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitochondrion genome; Pachytriton feii; phylogenetic analysis