The mitochondrial genome of Protostrongylus rufescens – implications for population and systematic studies

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Details of the whole mitochondrial genome sequences used in this study as reference sequences

Species	Host	Predilection site	Length of genome (bp)	Accession number	Reference
Angiostrongylus vasorum	Dog	Pulmonary artery	13422	NC_018602	[12]
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus	Cat	Lung	13913	JX519458	[28]
Angiostrongylus cantonensis	Rat	Pulmonary artery	13497	GQ398121	[20]
Angiostrongylus costaricensis	Rodent	Mesenteric arteries	13585	GQ398122	[20]
Protostrongylus rufescens	Sheep	Lung	13619	KF481953	This study
Metastrongylus salmi	Pig	Lung	13778	NC_013815	[6]
Metastrongylus pudendotectus	Pig	Lung	13793	NC_013813	[6]
Haemonchus contortus	Sheep	Abomasum	14055	NC_010383	[18]
Trichostrongylus axei	Sheep	Abomasum	13653	NC_013824	[6]
Oesophagostomum dentatum	Pig	Large intestine	13869	NC_013817	[6]
Strongylus vulgaris	Horse	Large intestine	14301	NC_013818	[6]
Necator americanus	Human	Small intestine-	13605	NC_003416	[15]
Ancylostoma caninum	Dog	Small intestine	13717	NC_012309	[19]
Strongyloides stercoralis	Dog	Small intestine	13758	AJ558163	[16]

ISSN: 1756-3305