Draft genome of tule elk Cervus canadensis nannodes

Jessica E Mizzi; Zachary T Lounsberry; C Titus Brown; Benjamin N Sacks

doi:10.12688/f1000research.12636.2

Draft genome of tule elk Cervus canadensis nannodes

F1000Res. 2017 Sep 15:6:1691. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.12636.2. eCollection 2017.

Authors

Jessica E Mizzi¹, Zachary T Lounsberry², C Titus Brown³, Benjamin N Sacks⁴

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
² Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
³ Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
⁴ Department of Population Health and Reproduction and Mammalian Ecology and Conservation Unit, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.

Abstract

This paper presents the first draft genome of the tule elk ( Cervus elaphus nannodes), a subspecies native to California that underwent an extreme genetic bottleneck in the late 1800s. The genome was generated from Illumina HiSeq 3000 whole genome sequencing of four individuals, resulting in the assembly of 2.395 billion base pairs (Gbp) over 602,862 contigs over 500 bp and N50 = 6,885 bp. This genome provides a resource to facilitate future genomic research on elk and other cervids.

Keywords: Cervus elaphus nannodes; genome draft; mammalian genome assembly; tule elk.

Associated data

figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.5382565.v1

Grants and funding

Support for this project was provided by a grant to BNS from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, FY1516 Big Game Management Program (Grant ID P1580009).