Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria pseudobassiana (Ascomycota, Cordycipitaceae) was determined and found to be 28,006 bp in length. It encodes genes for 14 proteins, 2 ribosomal RNA subunits, 25 transfer RNAs with the synteny identical to those of B. bassiana and B. brongniartii. The overall base composition is 36.7% A, 35.8% T, 15.3% C and 12.2% G with an AT content of 72.5%. Group-І introns were found in large rRNA gene (rnl) and cox2 gene that include rps3 gene and putative GIY-YIG homing endonuclease, respectively. The mitochondrial genome of B. pseudobassiana will contribute to the investigation of the phylogenetic relationship, taxonomic resolution and biogeography of Beauveria.
Declaration of interest
The authors are grateful for the financial support of Next-Generation BioGreen 21 Program (PJ008154 and PJ009508) and Cooperative Research Program for Agricultural and Technology Development (PJ00674906 and PJ00924105) from Rural Development Administration, Korea. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.