title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the stoat (Mustela erminea) and New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) and their significance for mammalian phylogeny.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of three mustelid species, stoats (Mustela erminea), weasels (Mustela nivalis) and ferrets (Mustela furo), and the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) were sequenced using direct mitochondrial DNA extraction and overlapping long PCRs. The usual 37 mammalian mitochondrial genes (13 protein coding genes, 22 t-RNA and 2 r-RNA) were identified in all four mitogenomes. The divergence of stoats from other members of the sub-family Mustelinae was dated 4.5 million years ago. The mitogenomic data were consistent with a bear-like origin of seals.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ecology , Lincoln University , Lincoln , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Arsalan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Emami-Khoyi
authors.affiliation: b Micro-Seq Enterprises , Las Vegas , NV , USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ecology , Lincoln University , Lincoln , New Zealand.|c Centre for Wildlife Management and Conservation, Lincoln University , Lincoln , New Zealand.
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ecology , Lincoln University , Lincoln , New Zealand.|c Centre for Wildlife Management and Conservation, Lincoln University , Lincoln , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Elaine C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ecology , Lincoln University , Lincoln , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Adrian M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ecology , Lincoln University , Lincoln , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Cruickshank
authors.affiliation: d Touro University - Nevada - College of Osteopathic Medicine, Medical Microbiology/Immunology , Henderson , NV , USA.
authors.forename: Terry-Ann
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Else
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D046069:Fur Seals / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008907:Mink / Q000235:genetics*; D009520:New Zealand; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Bayesian; divergence; mitochondrial DNA; mustela ermiea; pinnipeds