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<p><b><span style="font-size: medium">Draft genome of the globally widespread and invasive Argentine ant (<em>Linepithema humile</em>)</span></b></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium">Abstract:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium">Analysis of the ratio of observed to expected CpG nucleotides for genes in the reproductive development and apoptosis pathways suggests <span style="color: #993300">higher levels of methylation than </span>in the genome overall. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium">The resources provided by this genome sequence will offer an abundance of tools for researchers seeking to illuminate the fascinating biology of this emerging model organism.</span></p>
<p> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br />Authors:</p><p> </p><p>Christopher D. Smitha,1, <br />Aleksey Ziminb, <br />Carson Holtc, <br />Ehab Abouheifd, <br />Richard Bentone, <br />Elizabeth Cashf, <br />Vincent Crosete, <br />Cameron R. Currieg,h, <br/>Eran Elhaiki, <br />Christine G. Elsikj, <br />Marie-Julie Faved, <br />Vilaiwan Fernandesd, <br />Jürgen Gadauf, <br />Joshua D. Gibsonf, <br />Dan Graurk, <br />Kirk J. Grubbsf, <br />Darren E. Hagenj, <br />Martin Helmkampff, <br />Jo-Anne Holleyl, <br />Hao Huc, <br />Ana Sofia Ibarraran Viniegrad, <br />Brian R. Johnsonm, <br />Reed M. Johnsonl, <br />Abderrahman Khilad, <br />Jay W. Kima, <br />Joseph Lairdl, <br />Kaitlyn A. Mathism, <br />Joseph A. Moellerg,h, <br />Monica C. Muñoz-Torresj, <br />Marguerite C. Murphyn, <br />Rin Nakamuraa, <br />Surabhi Nigamn, <br />Rick P. Oversonf, <br />Jennifer E. Placeka, <br />Rajendhran Rajakumard, <br />Justin T. Reesej, <br />Hugh M. Robertsonl,o, <br />Chris R. Smithp, <br />Andrew V. Suarezl,o, <br />Garret Sueng,h, <br />Elissa L. Suhrl, <br />Shu Taoj, <br />Candice W. Torresm, <br />Ellen van Wilgenburgm, <br />Lumi Viljakainenq, <br />Kimberly K. O. Waldenl, <br />Alexander L. Wildl, <br />Mark Yandellc, <br />James A. Yorker, and <br />Neil D. Tsutsuim,1 <br />+ Author Affiliations</p><p><br />Departments of aBiology and</p><p>nComputer Science, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132;</p><p>bInstitute for Physical Science and Technology and</p><p>rDepartment of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742;</p><p>cDepartment of Human Genetics, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112;</p><p>dDepartment of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 1B1;</p><p>eCenter for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland;</p><p>fSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287;</p><p>gDepartment of Bacteriology and</p><p>hDepartment of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706;</p><p>iThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205;</p><p>jDepartment of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057;</p><p>kDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204;</p><p>lDepartment of Entomology and</p><p>oInstitute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801;</p><p>mDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114;</p><p>pDepartment of Biology, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374; and</p><p>qDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853<br />Edited* by Gene E. Robinson, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, and approved January 11, 2011 (received for review June 17, 2010)</p><p> </p><p>http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/01/26/1008617108.full.pdf+html</p><p> </p><p> </p>