Telomere-to-Telomere Genome Assembly of Bursaphelenchus okinawaensis Strain SH1

Authors :: Taisei Kikuchi
Ryoji Shinya
Paul W. Sternberg
Akemi Yoshida
Simo Sun
Mehmet Dayi
[Belirlenecek]
Source :: Microbiology Resource Announcements
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: American Society for Microbiology, 2020.
Abstract: Bursaphelenchus okinawaensis is a self-fertilizing, hermaphroditic, fungal-feeding nematode used as a laboratory model for the genus Bursaphelenchus, which includes the important pathogen Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Here, we report the nearly complete genome sequence of B. okinawaensis. The 70-Mbp assembly contained six scaffolds (>11 Mbp each) with telomere repeats on their ends, indicating complete chromosomes.<br />Bursaphelenchus okinawaensis is a self-fertilizing, hermaphroditic, fungus-feeding nematode used as a laboratory model for the genus Bursaphelenchus, which includes the important pathogen Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Here, we report the nearly complete genome sequence of B. okinawaensis. The 70-Mbp assembly contained six scaffolds (>11 Mbp each) with telomere repeats on their ends, indicating complete chromosomes.