S. pombe wild type strains genomes-sc-2010-04-15
S. pombe wild type strains genomes
This project aims to sequence the whole genome of some Schizosaccharomyces pombe wild isolates different from the standard lab strain (Leupold’s 972 isolate) used by most fission yeast laboratories.. This data is part of a pre-publication release. For information on the proper use of pre-publication data shared by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (including details of any publication moratoria), please see http://www.sanger.ac.uk/datasharing/
Most fission yeast researchers use strains derived from Leupoldâ??s 972 isolate and that was the strain sequenced by the Sanger Institute and defining the reference genome for S. pombe. However, in strain collections all over the world there are over 100 different wild isolates not related to Leupoldâ??s 972 isolate. To date nothing is known about the natural variability existing in wild S. pombe populations. This project aims to sequence 8 new strains of S. pombe and provides insight into the S. pombe variability.