Preliminary Characterization of Mitochondrial Genome of Melipona scutellaris, a Brazilian Stingless Bee
Joint Authors
Ueira-Vieira, Carlos
Rodovalho, Vinícius de Rezende
Rodrigues dos Santos, Anderson
Silverio, Manuella Souza
Cuadros-Orellana, Sara
de Oliveira, Guilherme Corrêa
Bonetti, Ana Maria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bees are manufacturers of relevant economical products and have a pollinator role fundamental to ecosystems.
Traditionally, studies focused on the genus Melipona have been mostly based on behavioral, and social organization and ecological aspects.
Only recently the evolutionary history of this genus has been assessed using molecular markers, including mitochondrial genes.
Even though these studies have shed light on the evolutionary history of the Melipona genus, a more accurate picture may emerge when full nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of Melipona species become available.
Here we present the assembly, annotation, and characterization of a draft mitochondrial genome of the Brazilian stingless bee Melipona scutellaris using Melipona bicolor as a reference organism.
Using Illumina MiSeq data, we achieved the annotation of all protein coding genes, as well as the genes for the two ribosomal subunits (16S and 12S) and transfer RNA genes as well.
Using the COI sequence as a DNA barcode, we found that M.
cramptoni is the closest species to M.
scutellaris.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Silverio, Manuella Souza& Rodovalho, Vinícius de Rezende& Bonetti, Ana Maria& de Oliveira, Guilherme Corrêa& Cuadros-Orellana, Sara& Ueira-Vieira, Carlos…[et al.]. 2014. Preliminary Characterization of Mitochondrial Genome of Melipona scutellaris, a Brazilian Stingless Bee. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508794
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Silverio, Manuella Souza…[et al.]. Preliminary Characterization of Mitochondrial Genome of Melipona scutellaris, a Brazilian Stingless Bee. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508794
American Medical Association (AMA)
Silverio, Manuella Souza& Rodovalho, Vinícius de Rezende& Bonetti, Ana Maria& de Oliveira, Guilherme Corrêa& Cuadros-Orellana, Sara& Ueira-Vieira, Carlos…[et al.]. Preliminary Characterization of Mitochondrial Genome of Melipona scutellaris, a Brazilian Stingless Bee. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508794
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508794