The mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed dusky antechinus (Antechinus arktos)

Yuepan Geng; Chen Yang; Han Guo; Patrick B Thomas; Penny L Jeffery; Lisa K Chopin; Andrew M Baker; Ran Tian; Inge Seim

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1840940

The mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed dusky antechinus (Antechinus arktos)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Dec 24;5(4):3835-3837. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1840940.

Authors

Yuepan Geng¹, Chen Yang¹, Han Guo¹, Patrick B Thomas², Penny L Jeffery², Lisa K Chopin^{2

3}, Andrew M Baker^{4

5}, Ran Tian¹, Inge Seim^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Integrative Biology Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, PR China.
² Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Translational Research Institute - Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
³ Ghrelin Research Group, Translational Research Institute -Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
⁴ School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
⁵ Natural Environments Program, Queensland Museum, Queensland, Australia.

Abstract

In this study, we report the mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed antechinus (Antechinus arktos), a recently-discovered, endangered carnivorous marsupial inhabiting a caldera that straddles the border of Australia's mid-east coast. The circular A. arktos genome is 17,334 bp in length and has an AT content of 63.3%. Its gene content and arrangement are consistent with reported marsupial mitogenome assemblies.

Keywords: Antechinus; Australia; Dasyuridae; Mitochondrial genome; carnivorous marsupial.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Health/School of Biomedical Sciences Industry Collaboration Preparedness Pilot Research Support Scheme, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grants no. 31950410545 and 31900310, the Jiangsu Science and Technology Agency, and the Jiangsu Provincial Government.