The mitochondrial genomes of three species of poison frogs (Anura:Dendrobates)

Author(s)

Lyra, Mariana L. ^{[1, 2]} ; Sanchez, Eugenia ^[3] ; Kuenzel, Sven ^[4] ; Loetters, Stefan ^[5] ; Haddad, Celio F. B. ^{[1, 2]} ; Vences, Miguel ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Biosci Inst, Dept Zool, Campus Rio Claro, Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Biosci Inst, Aquiculture Ctr CAUNESP, Campus Rio Claro, Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[3] Tech Univ Carolo Wilhelmina Braunschweig, Zool Inst, Braunschweig - Germany

^[4] Max Planck Inst Evolutionary Biol, Dept Evolutionary Genet, Plon - Germany

^[5] Trier Univ, Biogeog Dept, Trier - Germany

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES; v. 2, n. 2, p. 397-399, 2017.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

We reconstructed nearly complete mitogenomes for three species of poison frogs, Dendrobates auratus, D. leucomelas, and D. tinctorius, from RNAseq data. We recovered the 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes (except tRNA-Val for D. leucomelas), and two rRNA genes for all three species, plus partial sequences of the control region. The order of genes agrees with that known from a previously sequenced D. auratus, being the most commonly found for neobatrachian frogs. Based on full-sibling comparisons we estimate the probable error rate of Illumina-RNAseq reconstructed mitogenomes of up to 0.15%. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/50741-7 - Diversity and conservation of Brazilian amphibians
• Grantee: Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants