title: Shotgun sequencing of the mitochondrial genome of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Aldabra giant tortoise [Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger, 1812): Reptilia, Testudines, Testudinidae] was sequenced using a shotgun approach on an Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform (Illumina Inc., San Diego, CA). This genome was 16 467 bp long and presents the typical organization found in vertebrates. The mean coverage of sequencing was 116×. A phylogenetic analysis of the Testudinidae confirms the placement of Aldabrachelys in an Indian Ocean group (including Madagascar). This mitogenome constitutes a reference for ancient DNA analyses of the extinct Madagascan lineages of Aldabrachelys.
authors.affiliation: a Laboratoire EDB , UMR5174, CNRS-UPS-ENFA , Toulouse , France.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Besnard
authors.affiliation: b Laboratoire AMIS , UMR 5288, Université de Toulouse/CNRS , Toulouse , France.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thèves
authors.affiliation: b Laboratoire AMIS , UMR 5288, Université de Toulouse/CNRS , Toulouse , France.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mata
authors.affiliation: a Laboratoire EDB , UMR5174, CNRS-UPS-ENFA , Toulouse , France.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Holota
authors.affiliation: c Laboratoire de Zooarchéologie , Institut des Civilisations, Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie de l'Université d'Antananarivo , Antananarivo , Madagascar.
authors.forename: Lucien M A
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rakotozafy
authors.affiliation: d CIRAD, UPR AGIRs , Antananarivo , Madagascar.|e CIRAD, UPR AGIRs, Campus International de Baillarguet , Montpellier , France.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedrono
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014426:Turtles / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004247:DNA
keywords: Madagascar; Testudinidae; mitogenome