Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the dog roundworm Toxascaris leonina (Nematoda, Ascarididae) from China. Issue 2 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xie, Yue; Li, Hongyu; Wang, Chengdong; Li, Yingxin; Liu, Yunjian; Meng, Xiaduo; Wang, Lu; Zhou, Xuan; Zheng, Youle; Zuo, Zhicai; Gu, Xiaobin; Yang, Guangyou
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 4:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 3517
• Page End: 3519
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Toxascaris leonina -- mitochondrial genome -- phylogenetic relationship; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1675545
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: Toxascaris leonina (Nematoda, Ascarididae) is a cosmopolitan nematode of canids and felids and poses potential threats to public health due to aberrant larva migrans. Herein, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a representative of this nematode from the dog in China was determined using next-generation sequencing technology. The assembled genome was 14, 357 bp in length and encoded 36 genes, including 12 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs and 2 ribosomal RNAs. The phylogeny revealed that the canid-originated T. leonina were phylogenetic distinctiveness from the felid-originated T. leonina within the genus Toxascaris of Ascarididae, supporting that T. leonina may represent a species complex.