
28/09/2024
Dear All,
Nucleome Informatics is proud to have partnered with the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) in Dubai on their groundbreaking genomic project focused on *Citrullus colocynthis*. Our team provided PacBio HiFi, Hi-C, and Iso-Seq data, along with comprehensive data analysis support, contributing to the chromosome-level assembly of this drought-tolerant species. The genome assembly and annotation were validated by the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) and submitted to the ERGA database, highlighting the exceptional quality of the reference genome sequenced and assembled by Nucleome.
This genomeβs recognition as the first ERGA Community Genome is a significant milestone, setting a precedent for future contributions to the ERGA initiative. The projectβs data has been made publicly available through ENA (umbrella BioProject PRJEB78362), encouraging further research and collaboration. The insights from this project will aid in breeding programs for resilient crops, contributing to global food security.
We sincerely thank the ICBA team, especially Dr. Hifzur Rahman, Dr. Augusto Becerra, and Dr. R. K. Singh, with a special acknowledgment to Dr. Anestis Gkanogiannis for his bioinformatics analysis support. We look forward to more innovations together.
Thanks,
Dushyant Singh Baghel,
CEO, Nucleome Informatics
In 2023, researchers at the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) in Dubai embarked on a groundbreaking genomic project. The study focused on the chromosome-level assembly and annotation of Citrullus colocynthis, a drought-tolerant wild relative of the domesticated watermelon (Citrul...