Whole Genome Sequencing and Assembly of the Asian Honey Bee Apis dorsata

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. The Asian honey bee (Apis dorsata) is distinct from its more widely distributed cousin Apis mellifera by a few key characteristics. Most prominently, A. dorsata, nest in the open...

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Main Authors: Sara Oppenheim, Xiaolong Cao, Olav Rueppel, Sasiprapa Krongdang, Patcharin Phokasem, Rob DeSalle, Sara Goodwin, Jinchuan Xing, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-682152020-04-02T15:24:06Z Whole Genome Sequencing and Assembly of the Asian Honey Bee Apis dorsata Sara Oppenheim Xiaolong Cao Olav Rueppel Sasiprapa Krongdang Patcharin Phokasem Rob DeSalle Sara Goodwin Jinchuan Xing Panuwan Chantawannakul Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld Agricultural and Biological Sciences Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. The Asian honey bee (Apis dorsata) is distinct from its more widely distributed cousin Apis mellifera by a few key characteristics. Most prominently, A. dorsata, nest in the open by forming a colony clustered around the honeycomb, whereas A. mellifera nest in concealed cavities. Additionally, the worker and reproductive castes are all of the same size in A. dorsata. In order to investigate these differences, we performed whole genome sequencing of A. dorsata using a hybrid Oxford Nanopore and Illumina approach. The 223 Mb genome has an N50 of 35 kb with the largest scaffold of 302 kb. We have found that there are many genes in the dorsata genome that are distinct from other hymenoptera and also large amounts of transposable elements, and we suggest some candidate genes for A. dorsata's exceptional level of defensive aggression. 2020-04-02T15:23:22Z 2020-04-02T15:23:22Z 2020-01-01 Journal 17596653 2-s2.0-85077766261 10.1093/gbe/evz277 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85077766261&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/68215
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Sara Oppenheim
Xiaolong Cao
Olav Rueppel
Sasiprapa Krongdang
Patcharin Phokasem
Rob DeSalle
Sara Goodwin
Jinchuan Xing
Panuwan Chantawannakul
Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld
Whole Genome Sequencing and Assembly of the Asian Honey Bee Apis dorsata
description © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. The Asian honey bee (Apis dorsata) is distinct from its more widely distributed cousin Apis mellifera by a few key characteristics. Most prominently, A. dorsata, nest in the open by forming a colony clustered around the honeycomb, whereas A. mellifera nest in concealed cavities. Additionally, the worker and reproductive castes are all of the same size in A. dorsata. In order to investigate these differences, we performed whole genome sequencing of A. dorsata using a hybrid Oxford Nanopore and Illumina approach. The 223 Mb genome has an N50 of 35 kb with the largest scaffold of 302 kb. We have found that there are many genes in the dorsata genome that are distinct from other hymenoptera and also large amounts of transposable elements, and we suggest some candidate genes for A. dorsata's exceptional level of defensive aggression.
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author Sara Oppenheim
Xiaolong Cao
Olav Rueppel
Sasiprapa Krongdang
Patcharin Phokasem
Rob DeSalle
Sara Goodwin
Jinchuan Xing
Panuwan Chantawannakul
Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld
author_facet Sara Oppenheim
Xiaolong Cao
Olav Rueppel
Sasiprapa Krongdang
Patcharin Phokasem
Rob DeSalle
Sara Goodwin
Jinchuan Xing
Panuwan Chantawannakul
Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld
author_sort Sara Oppenheim
title Whole Genome Sequencing and Assembly of the Asian Honey Bee Apis dorsata
title_short Whole Genome Sequencing and Assembly of the Asian Honey Bee Apis dorsata
title_full Whole Genome Sequencing and Assembly of the Asian Honey Bee Apis dorsata
title_fullStr Whole Genome Sequencing and Assembly of the Asian Honey Bee Apis dorsata
title_full_unstemmed Whole Genome Sequencing and Assembly of the Asian Honey Bee Apis dorsata
title_sort whole genome sequencing and assembly of the asian honey bee apis dorsata
publishDate 2020
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