Atta cephalotes genome sequencing project

This is a de novo whole genome assembly of the Leaf-cutter ant, Atta cephalotes, using genomic DNA from an alate male ant. The approximate average depth of coverage is 18-20x, and the approximate estimated size of the genome is 300 Mbp. The sequencing technology used was 454 Titanium, including shotgun 8-kbp and 20-kbp paired-end sequencing datasets. The assembler software used was 454 GS De novo assembler software (R&D version, 03/06/2010).

本数据集为基于具翅雄蚁基因组DNA完成的大头切叶蚁（Atta cephalotes）从头全基因组组装。该组装的平均覆盖深度约为18-20倍，基因组预估大小约为300 Mbp。所用测序技术为454 Titanium测序平台，包含8千碱基对与20千碱基对的鸟枪法配对末端测序数据集。本次组装使用的软件为454 GS从头组装软件（研发版本，2010年3月6日）。