학술논문
Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Chagas Disease Vector, Triatoma rubrofasciata
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Parasites, Hosts and Diseases. 2018-10 56(5):515-519
Subject
Language
Korean
ISSN
0023-4001
1738-0006
1738-0006
Abstract
Triatoma rubrofasciata is a wide-spread vector of Chagas disease in Americas. In this study, we completed the mitochondrial genome sequencing of T. rubrofasciata. The total length of T. rubrofasciata mitochondrial genome was 17,150 bp with the base composition of 40.4% A, 11.6% G, 29.4% T and 18.6% C. It included 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and one control region. We constructed a phylogenetic tree on the 13 protein-coding genes of T. rubrofasciata and other 13 closely related species to show their phylogenic relationship. The determination of T. rubrofasciata mitogenome would play an important role in understanding the genetic diversity and evolution of triatomine bugs.