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. 2022 Dec;150(6):407-420.
doi: 10.1007/s10709-022-00167-5. Epub 2022 Oct 21.

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Miamiensis avidus causing flatfish scuticociliatosis

Na Young Kim  1 , Sang Jung Ahn  2 , Jung Soo Seo  3 , Eun Ji Jeon  4 , Mi Young Cho  4 , Hye Sung Choi  4
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Miamiensis avidus causing flatfish scuticociliatosis

Na Young Kim et al. Genetica. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Miamiensis avidus is a parasitic pathogen that causes the disease scuticociliatosis in teleost fish species. It is a ciliate and a free-living marine protozoan belonging to the order Philasterida, subclass Scuticociliatida, class Oligohymenophorea, and phylum Ciliophora. The complete mt-genome of M. avidus was linear and 38,695 bp in length with 47 genes, including 40 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and five transfer RNA (tRNA) genes. Of these, 20 genes typically belong to the clusters of orthologous groups, playing roles in energy production and conversion, translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis, and defense mechanisms. This is the first report of sequencing and characterization of the mt-genome of M. avidus, which was observed to be linear and possessing the typical ciliate mitochondrial genome organization and phylogenetic relationships. Remarkable differences were observed between M. avidus and other ciliates in the mitochondrially encoded rRNAs, extensive gene loss in ribosomal genes and tRNAs, terminal repeat sequences, and stop codon usage. A comparative and phylogenetic analysis of M. avidus and Uronema marinum of the order Hymenostomatida, which is most closely related to the order Philasterida, signified the promise of the mitogenome data of M. avidus as a valuable genetic marker in species detection and taxonomic research. The present study has potential applications in epidemiological studies and host-parasite interaction investigations facilitating disease control.

Keywords: Alternative start codon; Miamiensis avidus; Mitochondrial genome; Parasite; Scuticociliatosis, clusters of Orthologous Groups.

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