"The Reference Genome Of The Kidnapper Ant, Polyergus Mexicanus".

Autor:	Cash EI; Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.; Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA., Escalona M; Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA., Ward PS; Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, USA., Sahasrabudhe R; DNA Technologies and Expression Analysis Cores, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, USA., Miller C; La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Toffelmier E; La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.; Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Fairbairn C; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA., Seligmann W; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA., Shaffer HB; La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.; Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Tsutsui ND; Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of heredity [J Hered] 2024 Sep 09. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 09.
DOI:	10.1093/jhered/esae047
Abstrakt:	Polyergus kidnapper ants are widely distributed, but relatively uncommon, throughout the Holarctic, spanning an elevational range from sea level to over 3000 m. These species are well known for their obligate social parasitism with various Formica ant species, which they kidnap in dramatic, highly coordinated raids. Kidnapped Formica larvae and pupae become integrated into the Polyergus colony where they develop into adults and perform nearly all of the necessary colony tasks for the benefit of their captors. In California, Polyergus mexicanus is the most widely distributed Polyergus, but recent evidence has identified substantial genetic polymorphism within this species, including genetically divergent lineages associated with the use of different Formica host species. Given its unique behavior and genetic diversity, Polyergus mexicanus plays a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance by influencing the population dynamics and genetic diversity of its host ant species, Formica, highlighting its conservation value and importance in the context of biodiversity preservation. Here, we present a high-quality genome assembly of P. mexicanus from a sample collected in Plumas County, CA, USA, in the foothills of the central Sierra Nevada. This genome assembly consists of 364 scaffolds spanning 252.31 Mb, with contig N50 of 481,250 kb, scaffold N50 of 10.36 Mb, and BUSCO completeness of 95.4%. We also assembled the genome of the Wolbachia endosymbiont of P. mexicanus - a single, circular contig spanning 1.23 Mb. These genome sequences provide essential resources for future studies of conservation genetics, population genetics, speciation, and behavioral ecology in this charismatic social insect. (© The American Genetic Association. 2024.)
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