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Phylum:

Chordata

Estimated genome size:

3 – 4 meters

Organism size:

3 – 4 meters

Distribution:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

110.47 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

8.38 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

3.16 Gigabases

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

98.8% [S: 82.7%, D: 15.3%]

Importance:

African savanna elephants are the largest land animals and crucial ecosystem engineers. Listed as endangered by the IUCN Red list, they are vital for South African tourism. This project aims to sequence the genome of a wild bull elephant from a native KZN population, providing valuable genetic data beyond existing zoo based or outdated sequences.

Sample Contributor contact details

Dr Carel J. Oosthuizen
University of Pretoria

carel.oosthuizen@up.ac.za

Phylum:

Tracheophyta

Estimated genome size:

768 Million DNA base pairs (0,77 Giga bases)

Organism size:

5-30cm

Distribution:

Cape Flats to Wellington, with outlying populations near Bredasdorp, Western Cape.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

95 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

5.61 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

432.36 Mb

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

99.6%

Oxalis natans

Water Sorrel

Species Card Details

Importance:

This highly threatened species is one of the true aquatic species in Oxalis, but much of its original habitat has been lost to urbanisation. Interestingly, it is completely unrelated to the other aquatic species - the genome of this species may offer insights into its conservation, and also into the convergent evolution of an aquatic habit in South African Oxalis. It is Redlisted as Critically Rare.

Sample Contributor contact details

Dr Kenneth Oberlander
University of Pretoria

Kenneth.Oberlander@up.ac.za

Date Published

2024-10-30

DOI

Photo credit:

© J. van der Merwe

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