Sequencing and analysis of complete mitochondrial genome of Niviventer fulvescens (Muridae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced and annotated newly from an individual of Niviventer fulvescens (Muridae) from Sichuan province. The total length of the N. fulvescens mitogenome is 16 296 bp and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a control region, with a base composition of 34.3%A, 29.1%T, 24.2%C and 12.4%G. The nucleotide sequence data of 12 heavy-strand protein-coding genes of N. fulvescens and other 18 rodents were used for mitochondrial genome phylogenetic analyses. Bayesian phylogenetic tree demonstrated the genus Niviventer was embedded within the genus Leopoldamys, although three Niviventer species constituted a monophyletic group. More complete mitochondrial genome sequences are required to illuminate the molecular phylogenetic relationship between Niviventer and Leopoldamys.

• Complete mitochondrial genome
• Niviventer fulvescens
• phylogeny
• sequence analysis

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this paper. This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21472132); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M570801); The Applied Basic Research Program of Sichuan Science and Technology Department (No.2013JY0170); The Key Project of Education Department of Sichuan Province (No.13ZA0146; No.15ZA0027); The Key Cultivation Project of Sichuan Normal University (No.14py03); Experimental Technology and Management of Sichuan Normal University (No. SYJS2015-04).