A chromosomal-level genome assembly for the giant African snail Achatina fulica.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Achatina fulica, the giant African snail, is the largest terrestrial mollusk species. Owing to its voracious appetite, wide environmental adaptability, high growth rate, and reproductive capacity, it has become an invasive species across the world, mainly in Southeast Asia, Japan, the western Pacific islands, and China. This pest can damage agricultural crops and is an intermediate host of many parasites that can threaten human health. However, genomic information of A. fulica remains limited, hindering genetic and genomic studies for invasion control and management of the species.

Findings

Using a k-mer-based method, we estimated the A. fulica genome size to be 2.12 Gb, with a high repeat content up to 71%. Roughly 101.6 Gb genomic long-read data of A. fulica wer

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6802634 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature