Draft genome of the globally widespread and invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile).

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Ants are some of the most abundant and familiar animals on Earth, and they play vital roles in most terrestrial ecosystems. Although all ants are eusocial, and display a variety of complex and fascinating behaviors, few genomic resources exist for them. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of a particularly widespread and well-studied species, the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), which was accomplished using a combination of 454 (Roche) and Illumina sequencing and community-b...

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Authors: Smith, C; Zimin, A; Holt, C; Abouheif, E; Benton, R

• Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
• Volume: 108
• Issue: 14
• Pages: 5673-5678
• Publication date: 2011-04-01
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1008617108
• EISSN: 1091-6490
• ISSN: 0027-8424
• Language: English
• Keywords: Gene Library; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Base Sequence; Molecular Sequence Data; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; DNA Methylation; Genome, Insect; Genetics, Population; Hierarchy, Social; Animals; California; Phylogeny; Receptors, Odorant; Ants; Genomics