Journal
CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 37-40Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-014-0338-x
Keywords
Mitochondrial DNA; Next generation sequencing; Degraded DNA; Non-model animal; Chiroptera; Tunicata
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Scientific Council of Universite Montpellier 2
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR Programme Blanc (Tunicate Evo-Devo TED'') [ANR-13-BSV2-0011]
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The mitogenome is an inescapable tool in conservation biology studies. Yet, its routine sequencing may remain tricky despite next-generation sequencing technologies. An enrichment step is often necessary but not always straightforward depending on the initial DNA quality or quantity. Furthermore, the availability of close mitochondrial DNA reference sequences for non-model species limits the primer design for long-range PCR or bait synthesis. Here we propose an easy and cost-effective protocol without enrichment step for building and sequencing multiplexed Illumina libraries from small quantities of either high-quality or degraded genomic DNA. We validated the approach through the successful assembly of the complete mitogenome of 60 bats and 7 tunicates. Our protocol allows the sequencing and assembly of mitochondrial genomes from non-model species with sufficient coverage for applications in conservation genetics.
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