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Mitogenome Announcement

The first complete mitochondrial genome data of Geoffroy's rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus originating from Malaysia

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Pages 3262-3264 | Received 06 Aug 2020, Accepted 12 Aug 2020, Published online: 01 Sep 2020
 

Abstract

The increasing interest in understanding the evolutionary relationship between members of the Pteropodidae family has been greatly aided by genomic data from the Old World fruit bats. Here we present the complete mitogenome of Geoffroy’s rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus found in Peninsular Malaysia . The mitogenome constructed is 16,511bp in length containing 37 genes; 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and a D-loop region. The overall base composition is estimated to be 32.28% for A, 25.64% for T, 14.09% for G and 27.98% for C, indicating a slightly AT rich feature (57.93%). A phylogenetic and BLASTn analysis against other available mitogenomes showed Malaysian R. amplexicaudatus matched 98% similarity to the same species in Cambodia and Vietnam. However, it differed considerably (92.53% similarity) with the same species in the Philippines. This suggests flexibility in Rousettus sp. with regards to adapting to mesic and dry habitats, ability for long-distance dispersal and remarkably precise lingual echolocation thus supporting its wide-range distribution and colonization. Further taxonomical and mitogenomic comparatives are required in resolving the evolutionary relationship between Rousettus spp.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, accession number MT259592.

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Funding

This study was supported by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme [R.J130000.7845.4F963], Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Research University Grant Tier 1 [Q.J130000.2545.18H49] and UTM Transdisciplinary Research Grant [Q.J130000.3554.05G69/Q.J130000.3514.06G58].