First record of the complete mitochondrial genome of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in Iraq and its phylogenetic analysis

Authors

  • Zhuang-Xin Ye State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agricul-ture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
  • Adnan A. Lahuf Plant Protection Department, Agriculture College, University of Kerbala, Karbala, Iraq
  • Mohammed D. Salman Plant Protection Department, Agriculture College, University of Kerbala, Karbala, Iraq
  • Jun-Min Li State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agricul-ture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59658/jkas.v10i3.1126

Keywords:

mitochondrial genome, Culex pipiens, phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

The common house mosquito, Culex pipiens, is a worldwide insect that is known as a vector of several human and animals’ pathogens that cause critical diseases, such as malaria, yellow fever and encephalitis. The mitochondrial genome knowledge can supply a foresight for evolutionary biology and phylogenetic analysis. Thus, in the current study, the complete mitochondrial genomes of the Iraqi C. pipiens were first sequenced, assembled, annotated, and analyzed using high throughput sequencing techniques. The results revealed that the length of the complete mitochondrial genome is 14,856 bp, comprising 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes. The A + T content was 77.09%, while the G+C content was only 22.1%. All PCGs open with the start codon ATN, except the cox1 gene and end with the stop codon TAA. A phylogenetic relatedness with other different species of Culex spp. was achieved by operating the molecular evolutionary genetic analysis based on the whole mitochondrial genome sequences. The results showed that C. pipiens from Iraq shares a close ancestry with C. pipiens from Tunisia and France. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Iraqi C. pipiens. As a consequence, this conclusion may provide a new profound insight into the evolution of C. pipiens in Iraq.

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03/23/2023

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Ye, Z.-X. ., Lahuf, A. A. . ., Salman, M. D. ., & Li, J.-M. . (2023). First record of the complete mitochondrial genome of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in Iraq and its phylogenetic analysis . Journal of Kerbala for Agricultural Sciences, 10(1), 169–178. https://doi.org/10.59658/jkas.v10i3.1126

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023): Volume 10 Issue 1 2023

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