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BAC Library Proposals and Information

The Large-Scale Genome Sequencing Program Sequencing Program Priorities Instructions for Submitting a Proposal to Sequence a New Target Genome Approved Sequencing Targets BAC Library Proposals

Status of Organisms in the Prioritization Process and Information Regarding BAC Libraries Under Construction The Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) Resource Network supports the production of BAC libraries for all organisms except eubacteria, archea and plants. Last Formal Receipt Date for Proposals: June 10, 2005 denotes a PDF document. To view a PDF document, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. To sort the table by column, click on the link in the header.

Organism (Common Name) Organism (Scientific Name) Taxonomy Genome Size (Mb) Library Name Library Status Source of DNA Number of Recombinant Clones Average Insert Size (kb) Depth of Coverage Additional / Ordering Info Strain Sex Tissue Ant, Fire Solenopsis wagneri Insect 800 SW_Ba Available M/F Pupae 73,728 132 11.0 AGI/CUGI Aphid, Pea  Acyrthosiphon pisum Insect 300 In Progress BRI Aplysia  Aplysia californica Mollusk In Progress CHORI Armadillo, Nine-banded  Dasypus novemcinctus Mammal 3,000 VMRC-5 Available Wild-caught M Blood 211,200 143 10.0 BRI Bat, Greater Horsehoe  Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Mammal 2,230 VMRC-7 Available M Brain 161,280 165 >10.0 BRI Bat, Little Brown  Myotis lucifugus Mammal 2,500 CHORI-235 Available F Kidney 202,749 160 13 CHORI Butterfly, Satyrid  Bicyclus anynana Insect 490 In Progress AGI/CUGI Chimpanzee  Pan troglodytes Mammal 3,000 CHORI-251 Available N/A M Blood 413,568 178 22.9 CHORI Corn Borer, European  Ostrinia nubilalis Insect 500 ON_Ba Available M/F Pupae 36,864 130 10.0 AGI/CUGI Deer, Chinese Muntjac  Muntiacus reevesi reevesi Mammal 3,000 CHORI-245 Available Testis 192,933 170 11.5 CHORI Deer, Indian Muntjac  Muntiacus muntjac vaginalis Mammal 3,000 CHORI-244 Available Blood 216,384 160 CHORI Dinoflagellate  Symbiodinium clade B, isolated montastrea faveolata Alveolate 2,500 In Progress 166,667 150 10 AGI/CUGI Dog, Boxer Canis familiaris Mammal 3,000 CHORI-82 Available N/A F Blood 185 10 CHORI Echidna  Tachyglossus aculeatus Mammal 3,000 TA_Ba Available N/A M Liver/spleen 210,048 145 >10.0 AGI/CUGI Elephant, African  Loxodonta africana Mammal 3,000 VMRC-15 Available Wild-caught M Blood 230,396 142 10 BRI Ferret, Domestic Mustela putorius furos Mammal 3,000 CHORI-237 Available Fetus, Internal Organs 202,752 152 10.3 CHORI Finch, Zebra Taeniopygia guttata Bird 1,900 TG_Ba Available F Liver 147,456 134 10.2 AGI/CUGI Fish, Ice  Chaenocephalus aceratus Fish 1,800 VMRC-21 Available Wild-caught Blood 122,573 168 10.0 BRI Fish, Swordtail  Xiphophorus helleri Fish 900 VMRC-27 Available M Blood 73,728 155 10 BRI Fish, Yellowbelly Rockcod  Notothenia corriceps Fish 1,020 VMRC-19 Available Wild-caught Blood 101,745 136 10.0 BRI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila mimica Insect In Progress AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila miranda Insect In Progress AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila repleta Insect In Progress AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila simulans Insect In Progress AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila silvestris Insect In Progress AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila equinoxialis Insect In Progress AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila hydei Insect In Progress M/F Embryos AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila littoralis Insect In Progress M/F Embryos AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila pseudoobscura Insect 180 CHORI-226 Available MV2-25 36,462 125 25.6 CHORI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila yakuba Insect 164 DY_Ba Available M/F Embryos 11520 150 10.4 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila erecta Insect 152 DE_TBa Available M/F Embryos 18,432 152 18.0 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila grimshawi Insect 240 DG_Ba Available M/F Embryos 18432 135 10.5 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila sechellia Insect 169 DS_Ba Available M/F Embryos 18432 140 15.1 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila americana Insect 145 DA_ABa Available M/F Embryos 11520 130 10.3 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila mercatorum Insect 169 DM_Ba Available M/F Embryos 18432 150 16.3 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila persimilis Insect 176 DP_Ba Available M/F Embryos 18432 150 15.7 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila virilis Insect 753 DV_VBa Available M/F Embryos 55,296 150 22.0 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila willistoni Insect 251 DW_Ba Available M/F Embryos 18432 140 11.0 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila annanassae Insect 376 DA_Ba Available M/F Embryos 36,864 150 29.0 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila mojavensis Insect 376 DM_CBa Available M/F Embryos 30,720 140 21.0 AGI/CUGI Fly, Fruit  Drosophila novamexicana Insect 155 DN_Ba Available M/F Embryos 18432 160 19.0 AGI/CUGI Fly, Tsetse  Glossina morsitans Insect 600 VMRC-29 Seeking Sample Pupae or Larvae 51,979 138 13.0 BRI Frog, Clawed  Xenopus tropicalis Amphibian 1,700 CHORI-216 Available N/A F Blood 162,184 175 6.6 CHORI Frog, Clawed  Xenopus laevis Amphibian 3,100 CHORI-219 Available J (MHC inbred) F Kidney 216,229 140 9.8 CHORI Galago  Otolemur garnetti Mammal 3,000 CHORI-256 Available N/A Kidney 221,184 170 12.5 CHORI Gibbon  Nomascus leucogenys Mammal 3,000 CHORI-271 Available N/A F Blood 182,163 173 CHORI Gorilla  Gorilla gorilla Mammal 3,000 CHORI-255 Available N/A Blood 220,000 185 13.5 CHORI Guinea Pig Cavia porcellus Mammal 3,000 CHORI-234 Available "2N" inbred F Kidney 202,733 160 10.8 CHORI Haploid Hydatidiform mole  Homo sapiens Mammal 3,000 CHORI-17 Available Cell Line 180 CHORI Hydra  Hydra magnipapillata Cnidarian In Progress 105 86,400 10 CHORI Hyrax, Rock Procavia capensis Mammal In Progress F 200,000 10 CHORI Lemur, Black  Eulemur macaco Mammal 3,000 CHORI-273 Available N/A F Kidney 193,767 190 10.0 CHORI Lemur, Mouse  Microcebus murinus Mammal 3,000 CHORI-257 Available N/A Spleen 220,000 214 15.0 CHORI Marmoset  Callithrix jacchus Mammal 3,000 CHORI-259 Available N/A M Kidney 214,000 170 CHORI Megabat Cynoterus sp. Mammal Available F 200,000 10 CHORI Monkey, Black-and-white Colobus  Colobus guereza Mammal 3,000 CHORI-272 Available Blood 178,738 170 10.4 CHORI Monkey, Owl  Aotus trivirgatus Mammal 3,000 CHORI-258 Available N/A 198,000 165 10.9 CHORI Monkey, Squirrel Saimiri sp. Mammal 3,000 CHORI-254 Available N/A Liver 179,591 185 11.3 CHORI Monkey, Vervet Cercopithecus aethiops Mammal 3,000 CHORI-252 Available N/A M Blood 201,000 160 10.8 CHORI Moth, Noctuid  Heliothis subflexa Insect 500 HS_Ba Available M/F Pupae 36,864 131 10.0 AGI/CUGI Mouse, Deer  Peromyscus maniculatus Mammal 251 CHORI-233 Available F Kidney 212,916 182.5 9.8 CHORI Mouse, House  Mus musculus AKR/J Mammal 3,000 CHORI-33 Available AKR/J Kidney 155,819 175 CHORI Mouse, House  Mus musculus A/J Amphibian 3,000 CHORI-27 Available A/J M Liver 197,082 162 10.6 CHORI Mouse, House  Mus musculus C57BL/6J Mammal 3,000 CHORI-36 Available C57CL/6J M 189,575 170 11.2 CHORI Mouse, House  Mus musculus C3H/HeJ Mammal 3,000 CHORI-34 Available C3H/HeJ Kidney 161,923 164 10.2 CHORI Mouse, House  Mus spretus SPRET/Ei Mammal 3,000 CHORI-35 Available SPRET/Ei Kidney 164,710 181 11.9 CHORI Mouse, House  Mus m. castenus CAST/Ei Mammal 3,000 CHORI-26 Available CAST/Ei M Kidney 177,886 170 10.0 CHORI Mouse, House  Mus musculus BALB/cByJ Mammal 3,000 CHORI-28 Available BALB/cByJ M Kidney 201,534 170 11.0 CHORI Mouse, House  Mus musculus DBA/2J Mammal 3,000 MM_DBa Available DBA/2J M Liver 215,040 143 10.3 AGI/CUGI Oikopleura  Oikopleura dioica Chordate 70 CHORI-304 Seeking Sample CHORI Opossum, Laboratory (Female)  Monodelphia domestica Mammal 4,170 VMRC-18 Available F Brain 364,800 175 15.0 BRI Opossum, Laboratory (Male)  Monodelphia domestica Mammal 4,170 VMRC-6 Available M Blood 276,480 155 10.0 BRI Orangutan, Sumatran (female)  Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus Mammal 3,000 CHORI-276 Available N/A F Blood 202,752 200 13.5 CHORI Orangutan, Sumatran (male)  Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus Mammal 3,000 CHORI-253 Available N/A M Blood 198,000 177 11.7 CHORI Oxytricha  Oxytricha trifallaxmicronucleus Ciliate 500 Seeking Sample CHORI Oyster, Eastern  Crassotrea virginica Mollusk 700 CV_Ba Available N/A M Sperm 55,296 134 10.3 AGI/CUGI Oyster, Pacific  Crassotrea gigas Mollusk 900 CG_Ba Available N/A M Sperm 73,728 150 12.2 AGI/CUGI Pangolin, Chinese Manis pentadactyla Mammal In Progress F 200,000 10 CHORI Platypus, Duck-billed Ornithorhyncus anatinus Mammal 3,000 CHORI-236 Available F Spleen 218,309 147 10.7 CHORI Platypus, Duck-billed Ornithorhyncus anatinus Mammal 3,000 OA_Bb Available M 230,400 143 10.8 AGI/CUGI Rat  Rattus norvegicus FHH Mammal 3,000 VMRC-17 Available FHH/Eur M Kidney 221,184 143 10.0 BRI Rat  Rattus norvegicus SS Mammal 3,000 VMRC-11 Available SS/JrHsd/Mcwi M Brain 202,748 147 10.0 BRI Rat  Rattus norvegicus F344 Mammal 3,000 RN_Ba Available F344 M Liver 202,752 160 11.0 AGI/CUGI Shark, Nurse  Ginglymostoma cirratum Elasmobranch 4,000 GC_Ba Available N/A F Blood 313,344 >130 10.2 AGI/CUGI Shrew, European Common  Sorex araneus Mammal 3,000 SA_Ba Available N/A M Liver/spleen 239,616 140 10.0 AGI/CUGI Shrew, Lesser Tree  Tupaia minor/ Tupaia belangeri Mammal 3,000 Seeking Sample Snail  Biomphalaria glabrata Mollusk 931 BG_BBa Available N/A M/F Ovotestis 61,824 144 10.0 AGI/CUGI Squirrel, Thirteen-lined ground Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Mammal 4,100 VMRC-20 Available F Brain 276,480 160 10 BRI Stickleback, Three-spined Gasterosteus aculeatus Fish 700 VMRC-26 Available F 96,000 165 20.0 BRI Stickleback, Three-spined Gasterosteus aculeatus Fish 700 VMRC-28 Available F 57,600 145 12.0 BRI Swallowtail, Easter Tiger  Papilio glaucus Insect 440 PG_Ba Available M/F Pupae 36,864 135 11.0 AGI/CUGI Tarsier  Tarsius syrichta Mammal 5,300 CHORI-274 Seeking Sample CHORI Tenrec, Lesser Hedgehog  Echinops telfairi Mammal 3,000 CHORI-238 Available N/A F Kidney/Liver 202,752 175 11.8 CHORI Wallaby, Tammar  Macropus eugenii Mammal 3,500 ME_KBa Available N/A M Pouch Young Cells 239,616 166 11.4 AGI/CUGI Worm, Acorn  Saccoglossus kowalevskii Hemichordate 1,000 SK_Ba Available N/A M Sperm 110,592 130 15.3 AGI/CUGI

For additional information about the BAC library construction program, please contact:

Kris Wetterstrand, M.S.
Senior Program Analyst, Comparative Genomics
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
5635 Fishers Lane Suite 4076, MSC 9305
Bethesda, MD 20892-9305

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Rockville, MD 20852

Phone: (301) 496-7531
Fax: (301) 480-2770
E-mail: wettersk@mail.nih.gov

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Last Updated: June 2005