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. 2016 Jan 21;4(1):e01628-15.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01628-15.

Full Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of the Sugar Beet Wireworm Limonius californicus (Coleoptera: Elateridae), a Common Agricultural Pest

Alida T Gerritsen  1 , Daniel D New  2 , Barrie D Robison  3 , Arash Rashed  4 , Paul Hohenlohe  3 , Larry Forney  3 , Mahnaz Rashidi  4 , Cathy M Wilson  5 , Matthew L Settles  2
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Full Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of the Sugar Beet Wireworm Limonius californicus (Coleoptera: Elateridae), a Common Agricultural Pest

Alida T Gerritsen et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

We report here the full mitochondrial genome sequence of Limonius californicus, a species of click beetle that is an agricultural pest in its larval form. The circular genome is 16.5 kb and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes.

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