Draft genome sequence of the algerian bee apis mellifera intermissa
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2015
Authors
Haddad, Nizar Jamal
Loucif-Ayad, Wahida
Adjlane, Noureddine
Saini, Deepti
Manchiganti, Rushiraj
Krishnamurthy, Venkatesh
AlShagoor, Banan
Batainh, Ahmed Mahmud
Mugasimangalam, Raja
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Elsevier
Abstract
Apis mellifera intermissa is the native honeybee subspecies of Algeria. A. m. intermissa occurs in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, between the Atlas and the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. This bee is very important due to its high ability to adapt to great variations in climatic conditions and due to its preferable cleaning behavior. Here we report the draft genome sequence of this honey bee, its Whole Genome Shotgun project has been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the accession JSUV00000000. The 240-Mb genome is being annotated and analyzed. Comparison with the genome of other Apis mellifera sub-species promises to yield insights into the evolution of adaptations to high temperature and resistance to Varroa parasite infestation
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Apis mellifera intermissa, Genome sequence, Honeybees, Algeria, North Africa, Contig mapping, DNA polymorphism, Gene sequence