Complete mitochondrial genome of a malaria vector mosquito from South Korea.

We present the complete mitochondrial genome of a Malaria vector Mosquito Wiedemann, 1828 from South Korea. The mitochondrial genome is about 15,421 bp long and contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and an A-T rich region. The present data were compared with those from China with respect to PCG sequence differences, tRNA structure, gene order, and control region (CR) structure. mitochondrial genomes from northeast Asia share identical gene composition and gene order. In contrast, they have distinct differences in the CR within the range 8.75% (51/583 bp) to 9.95% (58/583 bp). The phylogenetic analysis showed that from South Korea was clustered together with those from China, but there existed distinct genetic distance between the two. Likewise, mitochondrial genome sequences from other species were employed to infer phylogenetic relationships among the members of the genus . This study further promotes the enrichment of mitochondrial genome data, providing useful information for their mitochondrial genetic differences along with geographical distances in northeast Asia.