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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of a wild bull elephant from a native KZN population, providing valuable genetic data beyond existing zoo based or outdated sequences.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
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Estimated genome size:
259 Million DNA base pairs (0,26 Giga bases)
Organism size:
3-3.5 mm
Distribution:
Tetramorium sericeiventre is distributed within the Afrotropical, Malagasy, and Southern Palaearctic regions. It can be found throughout Africa in gardens, parks, homes, plantations, and various natural habitats.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
30.93 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
1.74 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
231.27 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
96.5%
Tetramorium sericeiventre
Common fierce ant
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Importance:
Tetramorium sericeiventre are omnivores, taking a diversity of food types including arthropod fragments, grass stems, leaves, and seeds thus aid in seed dispersal.
Sample Contributor contact details
Dr. Charlene Janion-Scheepers and Abusisiwe Ndaba
University of Cape Town
Date Published
2024-7-11
Photo credit:
© J. Park
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