Teucrium marum genome assembly

Iridoids are non-canonical monoterpenoids produced by both insects and plants. The iridoid dolichodial is produced by <i>Teucrium marum</i> (cat thyme) and multiple insect species, but its biosynthetic origin remains unknown. We set out to determine the genomic, enzymatic and evolutionary basis of iridoid biosynthesis in <i>T. marum</i>. We generated a <i>de novo</i> chromosome-scale genome assembly for <i>T. marum</i> using Oxford Nanopore Technologies long reads and proximity-by-ligation Hi-C reads. The 610.3 Mb assembly spans 15 pseudomolecules with a 32.9 Mb N50 scaffold size.