Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (12): 5725-5737.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2024.12.035

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Characteristics and Phylogenetic Analysis of Mitochondrial Genome in the Ligula intestinalis

CHEN Xiuqin1(), QIU Yangyuan2, LÜ Qingbo2, HUANG Meiqing1,*()   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Scienc/Fujian Animal Diseases Control Technology Development Center, Fuzhou, Fujian 350013, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education/Institute of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
  • Received:2024-02-02 Online:2024-12-23 Published:2024-12-27
  • Contact: HUANG Meiqing E-mail:lyunxqchen@163.com;meiqingmail@126.com

Abstract:

This experiment was conducted to obtain the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Ligula intestinalis, revealed the sequence's structural features, and explored the phylogenetic information of L. intestinalis. Several L. intestinalis were obtained from Pseudorasbora parva and genomic DNA was extracted. The complete mitochondrial genome of L. intestinalis was sequenced, assembled, and annotated using Illumina sequencing technology after quality control of the DNA, followed by bioinformatic analysis. Maximum likelihood (ML) and bayesian inference (BI) analysis were used to construct the phylogenetic tree. The results showed that the complete mitochondrial genome of L. intestinalis was 13 655 bp in length, and its A+T content was 67.6%, exhibiting a clear AT bias. The complete mitochondrial genome was composed of 12 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes and two NCRs (non-coding regions). Among the 12 PCGs, 11 used ATG as the start codon, except for cox3, which had a TTG initial one. Among the termination codons, five out of twelve were identified as TAA, five as TAG, while neither the cox3 nor nad3 genes had termination codons. The total length of the 22 tRNA genes was 1 272 bp. Most tRNAs have a conventional cloverleaf structure, but trnS1 and trnR lack dihydrouridine arms of tRNA. The nad2, nad6 and nad4 genes are more suitable as molecular markers for L. intestinalis. The results of the phylogenetic tree showed that Ligula and Digramma were most closely related to each other, forming a sister group with Dibothriocephalus. The complete mitochondrial genome of L. intestinalis was obtained. This study will provide a reference for the study of the taxonomy and systematics of L. intestinalis.

Key words: Ligula intestinalis, mitogenome, structure characteristics, phylogeny

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