Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Chagas Disease Vector, Triatoma rubrofasciata
10.3347/kjp.2018.56.5.515
- Author:
Li DONG
1
;
Xiaoling MA
;
Mengfei WANG
;
Dan ZHU
;
Yuebiao FENG
;
Yi ZHANG
;
Jingwen WANG
Author Information
1. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China. jingwenwang@fudan.edu.cn
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Triatoma rubrofasciata;
mitochondrial genome;
protein-coding gene;
phylogeny
- MeSH:
Americas;
Base Composition;
Chagas Disease;
Genes, rRNA;
Genetic Variation;
Genome, Mitochondrial;
Phylogeny;
RNA, Transfer;
Trees;
Triatoma
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2018;56(5):515-519
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Triatoma rubrofasciata is a wide-spread vector of Chagas disease in Americas. In this study, we completed the mitochondrial genome sequencing of T. rubrofasciata. The total length of T. rubrofasciata mitochondrial genome was 17,150 bp with the base composition of 40.4% A, 11.6% G, 29.4% T and 18.6% C. It included 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and one control region. We constructed a phylogenetic tree on the 13 protein-coding genes of T. rubrofasciata and other 13 closely related species to show their phylogenic relationship. The determination of T. rubrofasciata mitogenome would play an important role in understanding the genetic diversity and evolution of triatomine bugs.
