Wang, Hua-Ling, Xiao, Na, Yang, Jiao, Wang, Xiao-Wei, Colvin, John and Liu, Shu-Sheng (2016) The complete mitochondrial genome of Bemisia afer (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part A: DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis, 27 (1). pp. 98-99. ISSN 2470-1394 (Print), 2470-1408 (Online) (doi:10.3109/19401736.2013.873921)

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Abstract

The length of the Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) is 14,968 bp and consists of 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 21 transfer RNAs (tRNA), 2 ribosomal RNAs and 1 control region. Apart from one serine transfer RNA gene (tRNA-Ser) which is absent, the synteny is consistent with the mitogenomes of other whitefly species. The overall base composition of the heavy strand for A, G, T and C is 28.96, 18.97, 36.7 and 15.37%, respectively, with a slight AT bias. Two rare codons (GTG and TTG) are employed as start codons by some PCGs. B. afer is a group of cryptic species. This first mitogenome cloned from African cassava B. afer, therefore, both enrich the whitefly molecular resource and will aid the sequencing of the other species’ mitogenomes. It will contribute significantly to resolving the systematics of the B. afer complex.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bemisia afer, mitochondrial genome, whitefly
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2019 15:07
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/15304

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