Genome survey sequencing of Ailanthus altissima and identification of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers

The present study reported the Ailanthus altissima genome survey. Thegenomic characteristics of Ailanthus altissima include a genome size of 966.38 Mbp, a heterozygosis rate of 0.78% and a repeat rate of 41.22%. A total of 735,179 high-qality genomic SSRs markers were identified based on genome survey sequences. Alignment analysis showed that Citrus sinensis and Leitneria floridana were closely related to Ailanthus altissima. This study could serve as a reference for future whole-genomic sequence and molecular breeding of Ailanthus altissima.