Acridotheres tristis (common myna) genome, bAcrTri1, primary haplotype
The common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah, is a bird in the family Sturnidae, native to Asia. It is an omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, and has adapted extremely well to urban environments. (from Wikipedia entry). This sample was procured by Tali Magory Cohen near Tel Aviv University, Israel, and used to generate a high-quality reference genome for the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP). The project was coordinated by M. Thomas P. Gilbert of the University of Copenhagen. Sequencing and genome assembly were conducted at the Vertebrate Genomes Lab (VGL) at the Rockefeller University, led by Olivier Fedrigo and Erich D. Jarvis.