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Published on: May 8, 2017
Complete mitogenome of the ixodid tick Dermacentor reticulatus (Acari: Ixodida)
Mikhail Yu Kartashov1,2, Alexander N Shvalov1, Natalya L Tupota1
1State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector," Rospotrebnadzor, World-Class Genomic Research Center for Biological Safety and Technological Independence, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.
Abstract:
Here, we present the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of Dermacentor reticulatus. The mitogenome is 14,806 bp and contains 13 protein-coding, 2 rRNA, and 22 tRNA genes, along with 2 control regions. Dermacentor reticulatus mitogenome has the common mitochondrial gene order of Metastriata ticks. It is phylogenetically close to the mitogenomes of Dermacentor ticks, of which D. everestanus mitogenome is the closest with 85.7% similarity. These data provide insights into the phylogenetic relations among Dermacentor ticks.

