Abstract
In this study, we report the basic characteristics of the cattle tick mitochondrial genome, including structural organization and base composition of the rRNAs, tRNAs and protein-coding genes. The total length of the mitogenome was 14,901 bp and its overall base composition was estimated to be 38.8% for A, 40.8% for T, 11.3 % for C, 9.1% for G, respectively, indicating an A-T(79.6 %)-rich feature in Rhipicephalus microplus mitogenome.
Declaration of interest
The work was supported by the Liaoning medical university Youth Fund (No. Y2012Z015), the Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Department project (No. 201202132, 2013301003) and the National Key Technology R&D Program in China (Grant No. 2009BADA5B04). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.