Complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese field vole microtus montebelli (Milne-Edwards, 1872) (Rodentia: Arvicolinae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Aug 25;6(9):2717-2718. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1917315. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Japanese field vole Microtus montebelli was determined using Illumina MiSeq platform. The assembled genome was 16,307 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes. According to phylogenetic analysis of 13 protein-coding genes, M. montebelli and other Microtus species consist of paraphyletic clades and M. montebelli is most closely related to M. kikuchii, a species endemic to Taiwan.

Keywords: phylogenetic tree; Microtus montebelli; mitogenome.