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Abstract
In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Algerian honeybee, Apis mellifera intermissa, is analyzed for the first time. The results show that this genome is 16,336 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region (D-loop). The overall base composition is A (43.2%), C (9.8%), G (5.6%), and T (41.4%), so the percentage of A and T (84.6%) is considerably higher than that of G and C. All the genes are encoded on H-strand, except for four subunit genes (ND1, ND4, ND4L, and ND5), two rRNA genes (12S and 16S rRNA), and eight tRNA genes. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence reported here would be useful for further phylogenetic analysis and conservation genetic studies in A. m. intermissa.
Acknowledgements
We appreciate National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (Amman, Jordan) for generating the sequencing data of A. m. intermissa used in this work and the anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on the manuscript.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.
Notice of Correction:
In the original version of this manuscript, published online on 26 September 2014, the authors had mistakenly omitted two authors from the manuscript: Nizar Haddad, Adjlane Noureddine and Wahida Loucif-Ayad. The author list has been updated in this version. The authors and editors apologise for any inconvenience caused.