Serendipitous discovery of Wolbachia genomes in multiple Drosophila species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Trace Archive is a repository for the raw, unanalyzed data generated by large-scale genome sequencing projects. The existence of this data offers scientists the possibility of discovering additional genomic sequences beyond those originally sequenced. In particular, if the source DNA for a sequencing project came from a species that was colonized by another organism, then the project may yield substantial amounts of genomic DNA, including near-complete genomes, from the symbiotic or parasitic organism.

Results

By searching the publicly available repository of DNA sequencing trace data, we discovered three new species of the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis in three different species of fruit fly: Drosophila ananassae, D. simulans, and D. mojavensis.

SUBMITTER: Salzberg SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1088942 | biostudies-literature | 2005

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature