Draft genome sequence of the Algerian bee Apis mellifera intermissa.
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.
Bee Research Department, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, P.O. Box 639, Baqa' 19381, Jordan.
Nizar Jamal
NJ
Haddad
Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University Badji-Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria ; Faculty of Medicine, University Badji-Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria.
Wahida
W
Loucif-Ayad
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University M'hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, Boumerdes, Algeria.
Noureddine
N
Adjlane
Research and Development Unit, Genotypic Technology (P) Ltd,#259, Apurva, 2nd Floor, 4th Cross, R.M.V. 2nd Stage, 80 Feet Road, Bangalore 560 094, India.
Deepti
D
Saini
Research and Development Unit, Genotypic Technology (P) Ltd,#259, Apurva, 2nd Floor, 4th Cross, R.M.V. 2nd Stage, 80 Feet Road, Bangalore 560 094, India.
Rushiraj
R
Manchiganti
Research and Development Unit, Genotypic Technology (P) Ltd,#259, Apurva, 2nd Floor, 4th Cross, R.M.V. 2nd Stage, 80 Feet Road, Bangalore 560 094, India.
Venkatesh
V
Krishnamurthy
Bee Research Department, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, P.O. Box 639, Baqa' 19381, Jordan.
Banan
B
AlShagoor
Bee Research Department, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, P.O. Box 639, Baqa' 19381, Jordan.
Ahmed Mahmud
AM
Batainh
Research and Development Unit, Genotypic Technology (P) Ltd,#259, Apurva, 2nd Floor, 4th Cross, R.M.V. 2nd Stage, 80 Feet Road, Bangalore 560 094, India.
Raja
R
Mugasimangalam
Apis mellifera intermissa; Genome sequence, honeybees, Algeria, North Africa