Comparative Mitogenome Analysis of Gerbils and the Mitogenome Phylogeny of Gerbillinae (Rodentia: Muridae).

To enrich the mitogenomic database of Gerbillinae (Rodentia: Muridae), mitogenomes of three gerbils from different genera, Meriones tamariscinus (16,393 bp), Brachiones przewalskii (16,357 bp), and Rhombomys opimus (16,352 bp), were elaborated and compared with those of other gerbils in the present study. The three gerbil mitogenomes consisted of 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes, and one control region. Here, gerbil mitogenomes have shown unique characteristics in terms of base composition, codon usage, non-coding region, and the replication origin of the light strand.

A Data-Efficient Framework for the Identification of Vaginitis Based on Deep Learning.

Vaginitis is a gynecological disease affecting the health of millions of women all over the world. The traditional diagnosis of vaginitis is based on manual microscopy, which is time-consuming and tedious. The deep learning method offers a fast and reliable solution for an automatic early diagnosis of vaginitis.

The uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and glacial oscillations triggered the diversification of (Galliformes, Phasianidae).

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) plays an important role in avian diversification. To reveal the relationship between the QTP uplift and avian diversification since the Late Cenozoic, here, we analyzed the phylogenetic relationship and biogeographical pattern of the genus (Galliformes, Phasianidae) and the probable factors of speciation in the period of the QTP uplift inferred from concatenated data of four nuclear and five mitochondrial genes using the method of the Bayesian inference. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that had a close relationship with and conflicted with the previous taxonomy of dark-bellied and white-bellied groups.

Two novel cricetine mitogenomes: Insight into the mitogenomic characteristics and phylogeny in Cricetinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae).

Both Cricetus cricetus and Phodopus sungorus mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) were sequenced and elaborated for the first time in the present study. Their mitogenomes contained 37 genes and showed typical characteristics of the vertebrate mitogenome. Comparative analysis of 10 cricetine mitogenomes indicated that they shared similar characteristics with those of other cricetines in terms of genes arrangement, nucleotide composition, codon usage, tRNA structure, nucleotide skew and the origin of replication of light strand.

Phylogeography of the Tibetan hamster in response to uplift and environmental change in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Aim: The evolutionary process of an organism provides valuable data toward an understanding of the Earth evolution history. To investigate the relationship between the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and mammalian evolution since the late Cenozoic, the geographic distribution of genetic variations in the Tibetan hamster was investigated using phylogeographical methods. In particular, population divergence, demographic history, genetic variation, and the prediction of species distribution area were investigated.

Mitochondrial genome of Cricetulus migratorius (Rodentia: Cricetidae): Insights into the characteristics of the mitochondrial genome and the phylogenetic relationships of Cricetulus species.

Cricetulus migratorius is widely distributed in the northwestern arid regions of China. Here, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of C. migratorius is reported, to our knowledge, for the first time.

Past climate change and recent anthropogenic activities affect genetic structure and population demography of the greater long-tailed hamster in northern China.

The genetic diversity and the spatial structure of a species are likely consequences of both past and recent evolutionary processes, but relevant studies are still rare in East Asia where the Pleistocene climate has unique influences. In this study, we examined the impact of past climate change and recent anthropogenic activities on the genetic structure and population size of the greater long-tailed hamster (Tscherskia triton), an agricultural rodent pest species in northern China. DNA sequence data of 2 mitochondrial genes and genotypic data of 11 microsatellite DNA loci from 41 populations (545 individuals) were gathered.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Meriones meridianus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) and its phylogenetic analysis.

Meriones meridianus belongs to the genus Meriones in Gerbillinae. Total length of complete mitochondrial genome of M. meridianus is 16,376 bp and the heavy strand contains 32.

Phylogenetic analysis of Dipus sagitta and Euchoreutes naso (Rodentia: Dipodidae) based on the mitochondrial genomes.

Dipus sagitta and Euchoreutes naso are both monotypic genus, both of them belong to the family of Dipodidae, and E. naso is an Endangered species (EN) defined by the World Conservation Union. The length of its complete mitochondrial sequence of D.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Stylodipus telum (Rodentia: Dipodidae) and its phylogenetic analysis.

Stylodipus telum belongs to the genus Stylodipus in the subfamily of Dipodinae. We got its complete genome first and it is 16,696 bp in length, the heavy strand contains 31.0% A, 13.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Meriones libycus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) and its phylogenetic analysis.

Meriones libycus belongs to the genus Meriones in Gerbillinae, its complete mitochondrial genome is 16,341 bp in length. The heavy strand contains 32.8% A, 13.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Allocricetulus eversmanni (Rodentia: Cricetidae).

Allocricetulus eversmanni is a unique species in the Allocricetulus, belonging to the Cricetinae group. Its complete mitochondrial genome was first obtained and the total length was 16,282 bp. Protein-coding genes approximately accounted for 69.