The first complete mitochondrial genome data of Geoffroy's rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus originating from Malaysia

Abstract

The increasing interest in understanding the evolutionary relationship between members of the Pteropodidae family has been greatly aided by genomic data from the Old World fruit bats. Here we present the complete mitogenome of Geoffroy's rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus found in Peninsular Malaysia. The mitogenome constructed is 16,511bp in length containing 37 genes; 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and a D-loop region. The overall base composition is estimated to be 32.28% for A, 25.64% for T, 14.09% for G and 27.98% for C, indicating a slightly AT rich feature (57.93%). A phylogenetic and BLASTn analysis against other available mitogenomes showed Malaysian R. amplexicaudatus matched 98% similarity to the same species in Cambodia and Vietnam. However, it differed considerably (92.53% similarity) with the same species in the Philippines. This suggests flexibility in Rousettus sp. with regards to adapting to mesic and dry habitats, ability for long-distance dispersal and remarkably precise lingual echolocation thus supporting its widerange distribution and colonization. Further taxonomical and mitogenomic comparatives are required in resolving the evolutionary relationship between Rousettus spp.

The first complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Cynopterus brachyotis (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) from the Philippines

“…Further annotation of individual mitochondrial genes by MITOS determined that almost all vertebrate mitochondrial genes were present on the assembled mitogenome, except for trnT. The length (17,382 bases) and GC content (41.48%) of the assembled mitogenome were similar and hence concordant with other published fruit bat mitogenomes ( Jahari et al 2020 , Jahari et al 2021 , Yue 2019 ). These steps and resulting statistics confirm that a true, high-quality bat mitogenome has been assembled from the sequence reads and the identity of this assembled mitogenome can be attributed to Cynopterus sp..…”

Deteksi Virus Influenza Tipe-A pada Spesies Kelelawar Pemakan Buah Rousettus amplexicaudatus di Kabupaten Cianjur, Jawa Barat

“…Jenis Rousettus sp. menjadi kandidat terbaik di antara famili Pteropodidae untuk mempelajari hubungan evolusioner karena merupakan satu-satunya genus yang memiliki kemampuan penyebaran jarak jauh dan telah menunjukkan fleksibilitas ekologis yang luar biasa dalam karakteristik seperti sistem ekolokasi yang berkembang dengan baik (Jahari et al, 2020).…”