Highly rearranged mitochondrial genome in Falcolipeurus lice (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from endangered eagles

Yu Nie; Yi-Tian Fu; Yu Zhang; Yuan-Ping Deng; Wei Wang; Ya Tu; Guo-Hua Liu

doi:10.1186/s13071-021-04776-5

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Highly rearranged mitochondrial genome in Falcolipeurus lice (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from endangered eagles

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Highly rearranged mitochondrial genome in Falcolipeurus lice (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from endangered eagles

Yu Nie, Yi-Tian Fu, Yu Zhang, Yuan-Ping Deng, Wei Wang, Ya Tu and Guo-Hua Liu

Parasites and Vectors, Vol.14, pp.1-11

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04776-5

PMCID: PMC8139141

PMID: 34016171

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Abstract

Bird lice

Mitochondrial genome

Gene rearrangement

Phylogenetic analyses

Background: Fragmented mitochondrial (mt) genomes and extensive mt gene rearrangements have been fre‑ quently reported from parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera). However, relatively little is known about the mt genomes from the family Philopteridae, the most species‑rich family within the suborder Ischnocera. Methods: Herein, we use next‑generation sequencing to decode the mt genome of Falcolipeurus suturalis and compare it with the mt genome of F. quadripustulatus. Phylogenetic relationships within the family Philopteridae were inferred from the concatenated 13 protein‑coding genes of the two Falcolipeurus lice and members of the family Philopteridae using Bayesian inference (BI) and maximum likelihood (ML) methods. Results: The complete mt genome of F. suturalis is a circular, double‑stranded DNA molecule 16,659 bp in size that contains 13 protein‑coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and three non‑coding regions. The gene order of the F. suturalis mt genome is rearranged relative to that of F. quadripustulatus, and is radically dif‑ ferent from both other louse species and the putative ancestral insect. Phylogenetic analyses revealed clear genetic distinctiveness between F. suturalis and F. quadripustulatus (Bayesian posterior probabilities = 1.0 and bootstrapping frequencies = 100), and that the genus Falcolipeurus is sister to the genus Ibidoecus (Bayesian posterior probabili‑ ties = 1.0 and bootstrapping frequencies = 100). Conclusions: These datasets help to better understand gene rearrangements in lice and the phylogenetic position of Falcolipeurus and provide useful genetic markers for systematic studies of bird lice.

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Title: Highly rearranged mitochondrial genome in Falcolipeurus lice (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from endangered eagles
Authors: Yu Nie (Author) - Hunan Agricultural University
Yi-Tian Fu (Author) - Hunan Agricultural University
Yu Zhang (Author) - Hunan Agricultural University
Yuan-Ping Deng (Author) - Hunan Agricultural University
Wei Wang (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science and Engineering - Legacy
Ya Tu (Author) - Beijing Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
Guo-Hua Liu (Author) - Hunan Agricultural University
Publication details: Parasites and Vectors, Vol.14, pp.1-11
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04776-5
ISSN: 1756-3305
PMID: 34016171; PMC8139141
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Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99534608502621
Output Type: Journal article

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