The complete mitochondrial genome of the pentastomid Linguatula arctica (Pentastomida) from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Northern Norway

Here, we present the first complete mitochondrial genome of the pentastomid Linguatula arctica collected from the nasal passages of a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Norway. The full length mitochondrial genome of L. arctica, which measures 14,789 bp in length, contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ri...

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Published in:Mitochondrial DNA Part B
Main Authors: José Horacio Grau, Jason A. Dunlop, Martin Meixner, Dennis Tappe, Bjørn Gjerde
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Subjects:
linguatula arctica
tongue worm pentastomid parasite
Genetics
QH426-470
Norway
Northern Norway
Rangifer tarandus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2020.1823255
https://doaj.org/article/b90c6e26d55646479847f6e9be35f079
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Summary:Here, we present the first complete mitochondrial genome of the pentastomid Linguatula arctica collected from the nasal passages of a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Norway. The full length mitochondrial genome of L. arctica, which measures 14,789 bp in length, contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 22 transfer RNA genes. A clear A + T bias is observed in the mitogenome of L. arctica with an overall base composition of 32.6% A, 27.5% T, 32.8% C, and 7,1% G., and a GC content of 39.9%. The gene arrangement is identical to that of previously described pentastomid mitogenomes.

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