scholarly journals A de novo genome assembly of the dwarfing pear rootstock Zhongai 1

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunqing Ou ◽  
Fei Wang ◽  
Jiahong Wang ◽  
Song Li ◽  
Yanjie Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract‘Zhongai 1’ [(Pyrus ussuriensis × communis) × spp.] is an excellent pear dwarfing rootstock common in China. It is dwarf itself and has high dwarfing efficiency on most of main Pyrus cultivated species when used as inter-stock. Here we describe the draft genome sequences of ‘Zhongai 1’ which was assembled using PacBio long reads, Illumina short reads and Hi-C technology. We estimated the genome size is approximately 511.33 Mb by K-mer analysis and obtained a final genome of 510.59 Mb with a contig N50 size of 1.28 Mb. Next, 506.31 Mb (99.16%) of contigs were clustered into 17 chromosomes with a scaffold N50 size of 23.45 Mb. We further predicted 309.86 Mb (60.68%) of repetitive sequences and 43,120 protein-coding genes. The assembled genome will be a valuable resource and reference for future pear breeding, genetic improvement, and comparative genomics among related species. Moreover, it will help identify genes involved in dwarfism, early flowering, stress tolerance, and commercially desirable fruit characteristics.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teng Li ◽  
David Kainer ◽  
William J Foley ◽  
Allen Rodrigo ◽  
Carsten Kuelheim

Eucalyptus polybractea is a small, multi-stemmed tree, which is widely cultivated in Australia for the production of Eucalyptus oil. We report the hybrid assembly of the E. polybractea genome utilizing both short- and long-read technology. We generated 44 Gb of Illumina HiSeq short reads and 8 Gb of Nanopore long reads, representing approximately 83 and 15 times genome coverage, respectively. The hybrid-assembled genome, after polishing, contained 24,864 scaffolds with an accumulated length of 523 Mb (N50 = 40.3 kb; BUSCO-calculated genome completeness of 94.3%). The genome contained 35,385 predicted protein-coding genes detected by combining homology-based and de novo approaches. We have provided the first assembled genome based on hybrid sequences from the highly diverse Eucalyptus subgenus Symphyomyrtus, and revealed the value of including long-reads from Nanopore technology for enhancing the contiguity of the assembled genome, as well as for improving its completeness. We anticipate that the E. polybractea genome will be an invaluable resource supporting a range of studies in genetics, population genomics and evolution of related species in Eucalyptus.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shangang Jia ◽  
Guoliang Wang ◽  
Guiming Liu ◽  
Jiangyong Qu ◽  
Beilun Zhao ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe red algae Kappaphycus alvarezii is the most important aquaculture species in Kappaphycus, widely distributed in tropical waters, and it has become the main crop of carrageenan production at present. The mechanisms of adaptation for high temperature, high salinity environments and carbohydrate metabolism may provide an important inspiration for marine algae study. Scientific background knowledge such as genomic data will be also essential to improve disease resistance and production traits of K. alvarezii. 43.28 Gb short paired-end reads and 18.52 Gb single-molecule long reads of K. alvarezii were generated by Illumina HiSeq platform and Pacbio RSII platform respectively. The de novo genome assembly was performed using Falcon_unzip and Canu software, and then improved with Pilon. The final assembled genome (336 Mb) consists of 888 scaffolds with a contig N50 of 849 Kb. Further annotation analyses predicted 21,422 protein-coding genes, with 61.28% functionally annotated. Here we report the draft genome and annotations of K. alvarezii, which are valuable resources for future genomic and genetic studies in Kappaphycus and other algae.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
VISHNU PRASOODANAN P K ◽  
Shruti S. Menon ◽  
Rituja Saxena ◽  
Prashant Waiker ◽  
Vineet K Sharma

Discovery of novel thermophiles has shown promising applications in the field of biotechnology. Due to their thermal stability, they can survive the harsh processes in the industries, which make them important to be characterized and studied. Members of Anoxybacillus are alkaline tolerant thermophiles and have been extensively isolated from manure, dairy-processed plants, and geothermal hot springs. This article reports the assembled data of an aerobic bacterium Anoxybacillus sp. strain MB8, isolated from the Tattapani hot springs in Central India, where the 16S rRNA gene shares an identity of 97% (99% coverage) with Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis strain G10. The de novo assembly and annotation performed on the genome of Anoxybacillus sp. strain MB8 comprises of 2,898,780 bp (in 190 contigs) with a GC content of 41.8% and includes 2,976 protein-coding genes,1 rRNA operon, 73 tRNAs, 1 tm-RNA and 10 CRISPR arrays. The predicted protein-coding genes have been classified into 21 eggNOG categories. The KEGG Automated Annotation Server (KAAS) analysis indicated the presence of assimilatory sulfate reduction pathway, nitrate reducing pathway, and genes for glycoside hydrolases (GHs) and glycoside transferase (GTs). GHs and GTs hold widespread applications, in the baking and food industry for bread manufacturing, and in the paper, detergent and cosmetic industry. Hence, Anoxybacillus sp. strain MB8 holds the potential to be screened and characterized for such commercially relevant enzymes.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi yang ◽  
Lu Ma ◽  
Donglai Xiao ◽  
Xiaoyu Liu ◽  
Xiaoling Jiang ◽  
...  

Sparassis latifolia is a valuable edible mushroom cultivated in China. In 2018, our research group reported an incomplete and low quality genome of S. latifolia was obtained by Illumina HiSeq 2500 sequencing. These limitations in the available genome have constrained genetic and genomic studies in this mushroom resource. Herein, an updated draft genome sequence of S. latifolia was generated by Oxford Nanopore sequencing and the Hi-C technique. A total of 8.24 Gb of Oxford Nanopore long reads representing ~198.08X coverage of the S. latifolia genome were generated. Subsequently, a high-quality genome of 41.41 Mb, with scaffold and contig N50 sizes of 3.31 Mb and 1.51 Mb, respectively, was assembled. Hi-C scaffolding of the genome resulted in 12 pseudochromosomes containing 93.56% of the bases in the assembled genome. Genome annotation further revealed that 17.47% of the genome was composed of repetitive sequences. In addition, 13,103 protein-coding genes were predicted, among which 98.72% were functionally annotated. BUSCO assay results further revealed that there were 92.07% complete BUSCOs. The improved chromosome-scale assembly and genome features described here will aid further molecular elucidation of various traits, breeding of S. latifolia, and evolutionary studies with related taxa.


2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (9) ◽  
pp. 1503-1506
Author(s):  
Olufemi A. Akinsanmi ◽  
Lilia C. Carvalhais

Pseudocercospora macadamiae causes husk spot in macadamia in Australia. Lack of genomic resources for this pathogen has restricted acquiring knowledge on the mechanism of disease development, spread, and its role in fruit abscission. To address this gap, we sequenced the genome of P. macadamiae. The sequence was de novo assembled into a draft genome of 40 Mb, which is comparable to closely related species in the family Mycosphaerellaceae. The draft genome comprises 212 scaffolds, of which 99 scaffolds are over 50 kb. The genome has a 49% GC content and is predicted to contain 15,430 protein-coding genes. This draft genome sequence is the first for P. macadamiae and represents a valuable resource for understanding genome evolution and plant disease resistance.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Su-Yeon Lee ◽  
Ji-eun An ◽  
Sun-Hwa Ryu ◽  
Myungkil Kim

ABSTRACT Polyporus brumalis is able to synthesize several sesquiterpenes during fungal growth. Using a single-molecule real-time sequencing platform, we present the 53-Mb draft genome of P. brumalis, which contains 6,231 protein-coding genes. Gene annotation and isolation support genetic information, which can increase the understanding of sesquiterpene metabolism in P. brumalis.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haley Wight ◽  
Junhui Zhou ◽  
Muzi Li ◽  
Sridhar Hannenhalli ◽  
Stephen M. Mount ◽  
...  

AbstractThe red raspberry, Rubus idaeus, is widely distributed in all temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and North America and is a major commercial fruit valued for its taste, high antioxidant and vitamin content. However, Rubus breeding is a long and slow process hampered by limited genomic and molecular resources. Genomic resources such as a complete genome sequencing and transcriptome will be of exceptional value to improve research and breeding of this high value crop. Using a hybrid sequence assembly approach including data from both long and short sequence reads, we present the first assembly of the Rubus idaeus genome (Joan J. variety). The de novo assembled genome consists of 2,145 scaffolds with a genome completeness of 95.3% and an N50 score of 638 KB. Leveraging a linkage map, we anchored 80.1% of the genome onto seven chromosomes. Using over 1 billion paired-end RNAseq reads, we annotated 35,566 protein coding genes with a transcriptome completeness score of 97.2%. The Rubus idaeus genome provides an important new resource for researchers and breeders.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushanta Deb ◽  
Jhasketan Badhai ◽  
Subrata K. Das

We report the draft genome sequences of Vibrio alginolyticus strain S6-61 and Vibrio diabolicus strain S7-71, isolated from the corals Pocillopora verrucosa and Fungia danai, respectively. The genomes of strains S6-61 and S7-71 contain 4,880 and 4,641 protein coding genes, respectively, and harbor genes associated with the ectoine biosynthesis pathway.


GigaScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujing Suo ◽  
Peng Sun ◽  
Huihui Cheng ◽  
Weijuan Han ◽  
Songfeng Diao ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Diospyros oleifera Cheng, of the family Ebenaceae, is an economically important tree. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that D. oleifera is closely related to Diospyros kaki Thunb. and could be used as a model plant for studies of D. kaki. Therefore, development of genomic resources of D. oleifera will facilitate auxiliary assembly of the hexaploid persimmon genome and elucidate the molecular mechanisms of important traits. Findings The D. oleifera genome was assembled with 443.6 Gb of raw reads using the Pacific Bioscience Sequel and Illumina HiSeq X Ten platforms. The final draft genome was ∼812.3 Mb and had a high level of continuity with N50 of 3.36 Mb. Fifteen scaffolds corresponding to the 15 chromosomes were assembled to a final size of 721.5 Mb using 332 scaffolds, accounting for 88.81% of the genome. Repeat sequences accounted for 54.8% of the genome. By de novo sequencing and analysis of homology with other plant species, 30,530 protein-coding genes with an average transcript size of 7,105.40 bp were annotated; of these, 28,580 protein-coding genes (93.61%) had conserved functional motifs or terms. In addition, 171 candidate genes involved in tannin synthesis and deastringency in persimmon were identified; of these chalcone synthase (CHS) genes were expanded in the D. oleifera genome compared with Diospyros lotus, Camellia sinensis, and Vitis vinifera. Moreover, 186 positively selected genes were identified, including chalcone isomerase (CHI) gene, a key enzyme in the flavonoid-anthocyanin pathway. Phylogenetic tree analysis indicated that the split of D. oleifera and D. lotus likely occurred 9.0 million years ago. In addition to the ancient γ event, a second whole-genome duplication event occurred in D. oleifera and D. lotus. Conclusions We generated a high-quality chromosome-level draft genome for D. oleifera, which will facilitate assembly of the hexaploid persimmon genome and further studies of major economic traits in the genus Diospyros.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Soltys ◽  
Silvia Vavrova ◽  
Jaroslav Budis ◽  
Lenka Palkova ◽  
Gabriel Minarik ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Here, we report the draft genome sequence of a clinical isolate of the uropathogenic strain Escherichia coli KL53. A total of 5,083,632 bp was de novo assembled into 170 contigs containing 89 RNAs and 5,034 protein-coding genes. Remarkable is the presence of the tellurite resistance ( ter ) operon on a plasmid.


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