The complete mitogenome of the entomopathogenic fungus <i>Metarhizium pinghaense</i> 15R

In this study, the complete mitogenome of the entomopathogenic fungus <i>Metarhizium pinghaense</i> 15 R, which is highly virulent to aphids and was isolated from Korean soil, was assembled and annotated for three ATP synthase subunits (<i>atp</i>6, <i>atp</i>8, and <i>atp</i>9), three cytochrome oxidase subunits (<i>cox</i>1, <i>cox2</i>, and <i>cox</i>3), apocytochrome b (<i>cob</i>), seven subunits of NADH dehydrogenase (<i>nad</i>1<i>, nad</i>2<i>, nad</i>3<i>, nad</i>4<i>, nad</i>4L<i>, nad</i>5, and <i>nad</i>6), two ribosomal RNAs (<i>rnl</i> and <i>rns</i>), and 19 tRNA genes. Five genes were carrying a total of eight introns, and they may encode ribosomal protein S3, LAGLIDADG and GIY-YIG endonucleases. Phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial nucleotide sequence confirmed that the <i>M. pinghaense</i> 15 R is a member of the Clavicipitaceae, and is closely related to the species <i>M. anisopliae, M. robertsii,</i> and <i>M. brunneum.</i> The mtDNA base sequence of the <i>M. pinghaense</i> 15 R strain reported in this study is thought to be useful for biological resource genetic data.