The complete mitochondrial genome of Axis porcinus (Mammalia: Cervidae) from Victoria, Australia, using MiSeq sequencing

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome of the hog deer (Axis porcinus) was sequenced using an Illumina MiSeq. The assembled genome consists of 16,351 bp, and shared a 99.8% similarity to the published chital deer (Axis axis) genome, suggesting that they belong to the same species. Further research is ongoing to understand why these mitochondrial genomes are highly similar.

Phenological Phases of Forage and Rumen Fluid Affect Conjugated Linoleic Acids Composition of Milk of Yak from Qinghai Tibet Plateau

“…Also, to the D-loop region, the mitochondrial genome of E. cephalophus is similar to that of the published species in gene arrangement and base composition (Hassanin et al, 2012;Zhao et al, 2018). In this study, D-loop region possessed a shorter sequence (765 bp) and has no tandem repeat units which is consistent with most deer species (Pang et al, 2008;Hassanin et al, 2012;Zhao et al, 2018), however, the sequence submitted by Hill et al (2017) had one longer sequence (1081 bp) and one tandem repeat unit type (5.2 repeat units of 40 bp), and resulting in a large change in the length of the region. Therefore, the analysis of E. cephalophus shows that there is a large genetic variation and length change in this region.…”

“…And phylogenetic analyses support a sister relationship with muntjacs (Pang et al, 2008). The length and base composition of complete mitogenomes among Cervidae species mainly depended on the size of non-coding control region (D-loop) in this region (Hassanin et al, 2012;Hill et al, 2017). Also, to the D-loop region, the mitochondrial genome of E. cephalophus is similar to that of the published species in gene arrangement and base composition (Hassanin et al, 2012;Zhao et al, 2018).…”

Widespread hybridization in the introduced hog deer population of Victoria, Australia, and its implications for conservation

“…Many species of deer were housed together in Royal Park (now the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens) prior to release (“A Few Hours in the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society's Grounds” ; “The Naturalist”, ), so it is possible that hog deer and chital were housed in captivity together prior to their liberation. Additionally, previous research has shown that while native hog deer and chital mitochondrial genomes share a 94.65% identity, the mitochondrial genomes of Victorian hog deer and chital show a greater degree of similarity which may indicate hybridization; however, this was detected in only four samples from a managed island population in Victoria, and so may not be representative of the entire population (Hassanin et al, ; Hill, Linacre, Toop, Murphy, & Strugnell, ). There are also unconfirmed reports that another species from the Axis genus, the Bawean hog deer ( Axis kuhlii ), was introduced to Victoria and possibly released; however, there is some debate that the species introduced was actually the Javan rusa (Bentley, ; Mayze & Moore, ).…”

Avian Diversity, Abundance and Habitat Suitability Index for Threatened Species in Selected Areas of Northern Pakistan

“…The E. cephalophus mitogenome possessed the same gene order with those of Muntiacus muntjak, M. putaoensis, M. reevesi, Cervus albirostris and Elaphurus davidianus (Hill et al, 2017;Zhao et al, 2018). In comparison with the Elaphurus and other Muntiacus species, the mitogenome of E. cephalophus is slightly shorter than that of the E. davidianus and other Muntiacus species, which had diverged later than tufted deer from the Muntiacinae subfamily.…”