{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Faulk C"],"funding":["Kent State University","USDA-NIFA HATCH","National Science Foundation","AES"],"pagination":["jkaf034"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12005144"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(4)"],"pubmed_abstract":["The southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is one of the 2 species of muriquis (genus Brachyteles), the largest body-sized nonhuman primate from the Neotropics. Deforestation and illegal hunting have led to a continuing decline in the muriqui population, leading to their current classification as critically endangered. The lack of a reference genome for the genus Brachyteles prevents scientists from taking full advantage of genomic tools to improve their conservation status. This study reports the first whole-genome assemblies of the genus Brachyteles, using DNA from 2 zoo-housed southern muriqui females. We performed sequencing with Oxford Nanopore Technologies' PromethION 2 Solo using a native DNA library preparation to preserve DNA modifications. We used Flye to assemble genomes for"],"journal":["G3 (Bethesda, Md.)"],"pubmed_title":["De novo whole-genome assembly of the critically endangered southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides)."],"pmcid":["PMC12005144"],"funding_grant_id":["MIN-16-129","2123574"],"pubmed_authors":["Faulk C","Banevicius N","Takeshita RSC","Medeiros MA","Walls C","Arakaki PR","Nelson B","Chung WCJ","Gonzalez IHL","Talebi M","Silva GP","Teixeira RHF"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"De novo whole-genome assembly of the critically endangered southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides).","description":"The southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is one of the 2 species of muriquis (genus Brachyteles), the largest body-sized nonhuman primate from the Neotropics. Deforestation and illegal hunting have led to a continuing decline in the muriqui population, leading to their current classification as critically endangered. The lack of a reference genome for the genus Brachyteles prevents scientists from taking full advantage of genomic tools to improve their conservation status. This study reports the first whole-genome assemblies of the genus Brachyteles, using DNA from 2 zoo-housed southern muriqui females. We performed sequencing with Oxford Nanopore Technologies' PromethION 2 Solo using a native DNA library preparation to preserve DNA modifications. We used Flye to assemble genomes for","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Apr","modification":"2026-04-08T18:35:36.894Z","creation":"2026-04-08T09:41:50.43Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12005144","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39960481"],"doi":["10.1093/g3journal/jkaf034"]}}