Structure and organization of the mitochondrial genome of the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis

• Published in: Parasitology Vol. 127; no. 1; pp. 37 - 51
• Main Authors: HU, M., GASSER, R. B., ABS EL-OSTA, Y. G., CHILTON, N. B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2003
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Amino acids; Animals; Base Sequence; Biological and medical sciences; Classical genetics, quantitative genetics, hybrids; Codon; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Dirofilaria immitis; Dirofilaria immitis - genetics; DNA; Dogs; E coli; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genes; Genetic markers; Genetics; Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution; Genome; Genomics; Invertebrata; Mitochondria - genetics; Mitochondria - metabolism; mitochondrial genes; mitochondrial genome; Models, Genetic; Molecular Sequence Data; Nematodes; Phylogeny; Population genetics; Pulmonary arteries; Ribosomal DNA; ribosomal RNA genes; RNA, Ribosomal - chemistry; RNA, Ribosomal - genetics; RNA, Transfer - chemistry; RNA, Transfer - genetics; Transfer RNA; transfer RNA genes; ribosomal RNA genes; mitochondrial genome; Dirofilaria immitis; transfer RNA genes; mitochondrial genes; Fissipedia; Carnivora; Organization; tRNA; Parasite; Mitochondrial DNA; Zoopathogen; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Gene; Ribosomal RNA; Pathogenic; Helmintha; Nemathelminthia; Invertebrata; Genome; Nematoda; Dog

This study determined the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome sequence of the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitisThe complete nucleotide sequence for the mitochondrial genome of Dirofilaria immitis is available from the EMBL database under the Accession Number AJ537512., and compared its structure,...