The compact genome of Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., isolated from a wood-boring weevil, Niphades variegatus
Abstract Background The first metazoan genome sequenced, that of Caenorhabditis elegans, has motivated animal genome evolution studies. To date > 50 species from the genus Caenorhabditis have been sequenced, allowing research on genome variation. Results In the present study, we describe a new go...
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| author | Simo Sun Natsumi Kanzaki Mehmet Dayi Yasunobu Maeda Akemi Yoshida Ryusei Tanaka Taisei Kikuchi |
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| description | Abstract Background The first metazoan genome sequenced, that of Caenorhabditis elegans, has motivated animal genome evolution studies. To date > 50 species from the genus Caenorhabditis have been sequenced, allowing research on genome variation. Results In the present study, we describe a new gonochoristic species, Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., previously referred as C. sp. 36, isolated from adult weevils (Niphades variegatus), with whom they appear to be tightly associated during its life cycle. Along with a species description, we sequenced the genome of C. niphades n. sp. and produced a chromosome-level assembly. A genome comparison highlighted that C. niphades n. sp. has the smallest genome (59 Mbp) so far sequenced in the Elegans supergroup, despite being closely related to a species with an exceptionally large genome, C. japonica. Conclusions The compact genome of C. niphades n. sp. can serve as a key resource for comparative evolutionary studies of genome and gene number expansions in Caenorhabditis species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c84ac369007c4d64a1c45e90e03653d92022-12-22T04:36:38ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642022-11-0123111110.1186/s12864-022-09011-8The compact genome of Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., isolated from a wood-boring weevil, Niphades variegatusSimo Sun0Natsumi Kanzaki1Mehmet Dayi2Yasunobu Maeda3Akemi Yoshida4Ryusei Tanaka5Taisei Kikuchi6Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of TokyoKansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteDepartment of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of TokyoDepartment of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of TokyoGenomics and Bioenvironmental Science, Frontier Science Research Center, University of MiyazakiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of MiyazakiDepartment of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of TokyoAbstract Background The first metazoan genome sequenced, that of Caenorhabditis elegans, has motivated animal genome evolution studies. To date > 50 species from the genus Caenorhabditis have been sequenced, allowing research on genome variation. Results In the present study, we describe a new gonochoristic species, Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., previously referred as C. sp. 36, isolated from adult weevils (Niphades variegatus), with whom they appear to be tightly associated during its life cycle. Along with a species description, we sequenced the genome of C. niphades n. sp. and produced a chromosome-level assembly. A genome comparison highlighted that C. niphades n. sp. has the smallest genome (59 Mbp) so far sequenced in the Elegans supergroup, despite being closely related to a species with an exceptionally large genome, C. japonica. Conclusions The compact genome of C. niphades n. sp. can serve as a key resource for comparative evolutionary studies of genome and gene number expansions in Caenorhabditis species.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-09011-8C. elegansChromosomal level assemblySmall-genome sizeInsect-associated |
| spellingShingle | Simo Sun Natsumi Kanzaki Mehmet Dayi Yasunobu Maeda Akemi Yoshida Ryusei Tanaka Taisei Kikuchi The compact genome of Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., isolated from a wood-boring weevil, Niphades variegatus BMC Genomics C. elegans Chromosomal level assembly Small-genome size Insect-associated |
| title | The compact genome of Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., isolated from a wood-boring weevil, Niphades variegatus |
| title_full | The compact genome of Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., isolated from a wood-boring weevil, Niphades variegatus |
| title_fullStr | The compact genome of Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., isolated from a wood-boring weevil, Niphades variegatus |
| title_full_unstemmed | The compact genome of Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., isolated from a wood-boring weevil, Niphades variegatus |
| title_short | The compact genome of Caenorhabditis niphades n. sp., isolated from a wood-boring weevil, Niphades variegatus |
| title_sort | compact genome of caenorhabditis niphades n sp isolated from a wood boring weevil niphades variegatus |
| topic | C. elegans Chromosomal level assembly Small-genome size Insect-associated |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-09011-8 |
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