The complete mitochondrial genome of David's myotis, Myotis davidii (Myotis, Vespertilionidae)

• Published in: Mitochondrial DNA. Part A. DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 1587 - 1588
• Main Authors: Wang, Shu-Qi, Li, Yan-Jiao, Yin, An-Guo, Zhang, Wei, Jiang, Jian-Jun, Wang, Wen-Lin, Hu, Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Base Composition; Chiroptera - genetics; Codon, Initiator; Codon, Terminator; David's bat; DNA, Mitochondrial - chemistry; DNA, Mitochondrial - isolation & purification; DNA, Mitochondrial - metabolism; Genome, Mitochondrial; M. davidii; mitochondrial genome; Open Reading Frames - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal - chemistry; RNA, Ribosomal - isolation & purification; RNA, Ribosomal - metabolism; RNA, Transfer - chemistry; RNA, Transfer - isolation & purification; RNA, Transfer - metabolism; Sequence Analysis, DNA; M. davidii; David’s bat; mitochondrial genome
• ISSN: 2470-1394; 2470-1408
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.958681

In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of David's myotis, Myotis davidii. The genome is found to be 17,531 bp in length and has a base composition of A (33.8%), G (13.2%), C (23.2%), and T (29.8%). Similar to other bats, it contains a typically conserved structure including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region (D-loop). Most of the genes are encoded on H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and 8 tRNA genes. All protein-coding genes start with an ATG codon except for ND2, ND3 and ND5, which initiate with ATT or ATA instead, and terminate with the typical stop codon (TAA/TAG) or a single T (T-) or an unexpected codon of AGA. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence provided here would be useful for further phylogenetic analysis and population genetic studies in M. davidii.