Melaleuca alternifolia isolate:SCU01 Genome sequencing and assembly

De-novo draft genome assembly for Melaleuca alternifolia. The genome of the reference genotype SCU01 was assembled using PacBio and Illumina sequencing reads. M. alternifolia produces volatile terpenoids with antifungal and antimicrobial properties, and is the source of a renowned essential oil (tea tree oil). It has been cultivated and bred in Australia since the 1990's. Because of its economic importance, along with its Eucalyptus and Corymbia spp relatives, M. alternifolia is one of the most extensively studied members of the Myrtaceae family for genetics and biochemistry of terpene biosynthesis. A journal article describing the assembly and annotation process has been published: Julia Voelker, Mervyn Shepherd, Ramil Mauleon, A high-quality draft genome for Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree): a new platform for evolutionary genomics of myrtaceous terpene-rich species, Gigabyte, 1, 2021 https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.28

本数据集为互叶白千层（Melaleuca alternifolia）的从头组装草稿基因组。参考基因型SCU01的基因组通过PacBio与Illumina测序读段完成组装。互叶白千层可产生具有抗真菌与抗菌活性的挥发性萜类化合物，是知名茶树精油的来源。自20世纪90年代起，澳大利亚已对其开展种植与育种工作。鉴于其重要的经济价值，加之与桉属（Eucalyptus）、伞房桉属（Corymbia）物种同属桃金娘科（Myrtaceae），互叶白千层是该科中萜类生物合成的遗传学与生物化学研究最为广泛的类群之一。相关描述组装与注释流程的学术论文已发表：Julia Voelker、Mervyn Shepherd、Ramil Mauleon，《高质量互叶白千层（茶树）草稿基因组：桃金娘科富萜物种进化基因组学研究新平台》，Gigabyte，1, 2021，https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.28