Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of Atlantic sturgeon, <i>Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus,</i> Gulf sturgeon, <i>A. o. desotoi</i> and European sturgeon <i>A. sturio</i> (Acipenseriformes: Acipenseridae) obtained through next generation sequencing

Abstract

Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of European sturgeon and two subspecies of the North American, Atlantic and Gulf sturgeons were determined using MiSeq Illumina technology. All three genomes show typical vertebrate organization. They possess 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA (ribosomal RNA) genes and a non-coding control region. Excluding ND6, all protein-coding genes are on the heavy strand. The whole mitogenome sequences have been deposited in GenBank under accession numbers KP997216-KP997218.