Chromosome-Scale Assembly of Novel Caenorhabditis sp. 65 (strain JU4118). Article

Sosa, Jasbelle, McCauley, Michelle A, Eggers, Victoria K et al. (2026). Chromosome-Scale Assembly of Novel Caenorhabditis sp. 65 (strain JU4118). . MicroPubl Biol, 2026 10.17912/micropub.biology.002448

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  • Sosa, Jasbelle; McCauley, Michelle A; Eggers, Victoria K; Fierst, Janna L; Willicott, Karolina

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abstract

  • We present a chromosome-scale assembly of strain JU4118, an inbred line of Caenorhabditis sp. 65 . This species is a wild isolate that was sampled in Da Lat, Vietnam by the Marie-Anne Félix lab in December 2019. This strain has a genome size of 126 Mb, with a GC content of 37.95 %. Comparisons of C. sp. 65 with C. elegans show conserved broad-scale chromosomal organization, but finer-scale variation which may be clade-specific, such as expansion of the X chromosome and increased repeat content. By assembling and annotating its genome, we aim to expand future evolutionary studies on the Caenorhabditis genus.

publication date

  • January 1, 2026

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  • United States

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  • 2026