Results
Title

The complete mitochondrial genome of the subterranean termite, Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto, 1968 (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).

Authors

Lee, Wonhoon; Han, Taeman; Lee, Jong-Ho; Hong, Ki-Jeong; Park, Jongsun

Abstract

We have determined the mitochondrial genome of Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto, 1968. The total length of the R. speratus kyushuensis is 15,898 bp with 65.3% A + T content. It consists of 13 PCGs, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes and an A + T-rich control region. All the protein-coding genes used ATN as start codon. But the stop codons were TAA, TAG, and an incomplete termination codon (T) abutting an adjacent tRNA gene. The A + T-rich control region was 1105 bp in length with 67.8% A + T content.

Subjects

INSECTS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SUBTERRANEAN termites; RHINOTERMITIDAE; STOP codons; TRANSFER RNA

Publication

Mitochondrial DNA: Resources, 2017, Vol 2, Issue 1, p178

ISSN

2380-2359

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/23802359.2017.1303341