The First Complete Mitogenome of Hipposideros diadema (Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat)

Authors

MOHAMAD SYAHMI ISKANDAR SAHRAN Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Lebuh Persiaran Tun Khalil Yaakob 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
NUR NAZIFAH FITRIYAH MOHD ZARIMAN Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
JULIANA SENAWI Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Langkawi Research Center, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Campus, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Teluk Yu, Teluk Burau 07100 Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
ALEJANDRO CABEZAS-CRUZ Anses, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR BIPAR, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
NOR ZALIPAH MOHAMED Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
HAJAR FAUZAN AHMAD Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Lebuh Persiaran Tun Khalil Yaakob 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia; The Microbiome Lab, Lebuh Persiaran Tun Khalil Yaakob 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia; Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Data Science (CAIDaS), Lebuh Persiaran Tun Khalil Yaakob 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

Keywords:

bat, Hipposideridae, mitochondrial genome, Terengganu

Abstract

This study presents the first complete mitochondrial genome of the Hipposideros diadema (Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat) from Hulu Terengganu Permanent Forest Reserve, Terengganu, Malaysia. The mitochondrial genome was 16,912 bp in length featuring 37 functional genes. It consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and 2 ribosomal RNA genes including control region (D-loop). Moreover, the genome nucleic acid consists of 31.6% A, 26.2 % T, 28.2 % C, and 14% G. Mitogenome analyses revealed a distinct lineage of H. diadema that was previously unrepresented in existing records. Consequently, this study provides a novel complete mitochondrial genome for the species.

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SAHRAN, M. S. I., MOHD ZARIMAN, N. N. F., SENAWI, J., CABEZAS-CRUZ, A., MOHAMED, N. Z., & AHMAD, H. F. (2026). The First Complete Mitogenome of Hipposideros diadema (Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat). Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 16(1). Retrieved from https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJRST/article/view/11248

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