The draft genome sequence and annotation of the desert woodrat Neotoma lepida

Abstract

We present the de novo draft genome sequence for a vertebrate mammalian herbivore, the desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida). This species is of ecological and evolutionary interest with respect to ingestion, microbial detoxification and hepatic metabolism of toxic plant secondary compounds from the highly toxic creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) and the juniper shrub (Juniperus monosperma). The draft genome sequence and annotation have been deposited at GenBank under the accession LZPO01000000.

Keywords

• Mammalian herbivore
• Desert woodrat
• Microbial detoxification
• Toxic plant secondary compounds
• Draft genome