Draft genome sequence of the Algerian bee Apis mellifera intermissa
Nizar Jamal Haddad,
Wahida Loucif-Ayad,
Noureddine Adjlane,
Deepti Saini,
Rushiraj Manchiganti,
Venkatesh Krishnamurthy,
Banan AlShagoor,
Ahmed Mahmud Batainh,
Raja Mugasimangalam
Affiliations
Nizar Jamal Haddad
Bee Research Department, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, P.O. Box 639, Baqa' 19381, Jordan
Wahida Loucif-Ayad
Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University Badji-Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
Noureddine Adjlane
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University M'hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, Boumerdes, Algeria
Deepti 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 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 Krishnamurthy
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
Banan AlShagoor
Bee Research Department, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, P.O. Box 639, Baqa' 19381, Jordan
Ahmed Mahmud Batainh
Bee Research Department, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, P.O. Box 639, Baqa' 19381, Jordan
Raja Mugasimangalam
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
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.
