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Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of a Callosciurus notatus complete mitogenome from Peninsular Malaysia

Jahari PNS 1 , Mohd Azman S 2 , Munian K 2 , Ahmad Ruzman NH 2 , Shamsir MS 3 , Richter SR 4 Show all authors , Gilbert MTP 4 , Mohd Salleh F 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  • 2 Forest Biodiversity Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Malaysia
  • 3 Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, Muar, Malaysia
  • 4 Section for Evolutionary Genomics, The GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2020 Aug 26;5(3):3004-3006.
PMID: 33458034 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1797583

Abstract

The mitogenome of a plantain squirrel, Callosciurus notatus, collected from Bukit Tarek Forest Reserve (Extension), Selangor, Malaysia was sequenced using BGISEQ-500RS technology. The 16,582 bp mitogenome consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region. A phylogenetic and BLASTn analysis against other available datasets showed that the mitogenome matched with 99.49% similarity to a previously published C. notatus mitogenome from Peninsular Malaysia. However, it also diverged by nearly 8% (92.24% match) from a second previously published mitogenome for the same species, sampled in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. This suggests a difference in landscape features between both localities might affect its genetic connectivity.

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