Draft genome sequence of the Algerian bee Apis mellifera intermissa

• Main Authors: Nizar Jamal Haddad, Wahida Loucif-Ayad, Noureddine Adjlane, Deepti Saini, Rushiraj Manchiganti, Venkatesh Krishnamurthy, Banan AlShagoor, Ahmed Mahmud Batainh, Raja Mugasimangalam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
• Series: Genomics Data
• Subjects: Apis mellifera intermissa; Genome sequence, honeybees, Algeria, North Africa
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213596015000136

Apis mellifera intermissa is the native honeybee subspecies of Algeria. A. m. intermissa occurs in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, between the Atlas and the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. This bee is very important due to its high ability to adapt to great variations in climatic conditions and due to its preferable cleaning behavior. Here we report the draft genome sequence of this honey bee, its Whole Genome Shotgun project has been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the accession JSUV00000000. The 240-Mb genome is being annotated and analyzed. Comparison with the genome of other Apis mellifera sub-species promises to yield insights into the evolution of adaptations to high temperature and resistance to Varroa parasite infestation.