Li Feng-Bo, Wang Wei, Zhang Hui-Xian, Shen Wei-Feng, Xu Xiao-Yan, Chen Jin-E, Meng Zhi-Qi
a State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control , Sericulture Research Institute, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Hangzhou , P.R. China .
b College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , P.R. China .
Mitochondrial DNA. 2015;26(6):881-2. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2013.861441. Epub 2014 Jan 10.
We determined the complete mitochondrial genome of the oriental armyworm Mythimna separata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), which is one of the serious cereal pests in Asia and Australia. The circular genome of 15,332 bp in length contains 37 typical animal mitochondrial genes and a non-coding A+T-rich region. Its gene content and order are typical of lepidopteran mitochondrial genomes described to date. All protein-coding genes (PCGs) start with an ATN codon except for cox1 and nad1, which use CGA and TTG as their start codon, respectively. Ten PCGs use complete stop codon TAA, whereas three PCGs end with single T. The A+T-region is located between rrnS and trnM with a length of 374 bp. The mitochondrial genome sequence benefits future studies of molecular phylogenetics and pest control.
我们测定了东方粘虫Mythimna separata(Walker)(鳞翅目:夜蛾科)的完整线粒体基因组,东方粘虫是亚洲和澳大利亚严重的谷物害虫之一。该环状基因组长度为15332 bp,包含37个典型的动物线粒体基因和一个非编码的富含A+T区域。其基因内容和顺序是迄今为止所描述的鳞翅目线粒体基因组的典型特征。除cox1和nad1分别使用CGA和TTG作为起始密码子外,所有蛋白质编码基因(PCG)均以ATN密码子起始。10个PCG使用完整的终止密码子TAA,而3个PCG以单个T结尾。A+T区域位于rrnS和trnM之间,长度为374 bp。线粒体基因组序列有助于未来分子系统发育学和害虫防治的研究。