The complete chloroplast genome of Syzygium zeylanicum (Myrtaceae, Myrtales) and its phylogenetic analysis

Thu-Thao Thi Huynh; Minh Trong Quang; Hoang Danh Nguyen

doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2435905

The complete chloroplast genome of Syzygium zeylanicum (Myrtaceae, Myrtales) and its phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2024 Dec 3;9(12):1642-1647. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2435905. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Thu-Thao Thi Huynh¹, Minh Trong Quang², Hoang Danh Nguyen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory, Hong Bang International University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
² Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
³ Functional Genomics Research Center, NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Abstract

The complete chloroplast genome of Syzygium zeylanicum (L.) DC. 1828 has been sequenced and analyzed for the first time. The S. zeylanicum chloroplast genome is 159,445 bp in length, comprised of a large single-copy region (88,034 bp), a small single-copy region (18,455 bp), and a pair of inverted repeat regions (26,478 bp each). The genome encoded 85 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that S. zeylanicum is closely related to S. acuminatissimum. This research provides essential genomic data for S. zeylanicum, offering valuable resources for future comparative genomics, phylogenetics, and conservation biology studies.

Keywords: Plastome; genome assembly and annotation; next-generation sequencing; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

Minh Trong Quang was funded by the Master, PhD Scholarship Program of Vingroup Innovation Foundation, Code [VINIF.2021.ThS.69] and [VINIF.2022.ThS.054].