Abstract
We present complete genome sequences of 8 species of African Bulbuls.
Methods
Tissues from single, wild-collected individuals were used for this study. DNA extraction was performed using the Qiagen DNEasy genomic extraction kit using the standard process. Paired-end sequencing libraries were constructed using the Illumina TruSeq kit according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The libraries were sequenced on an Illumina Hi-Seq platform in paired-end, 2 × 150bp format. The resulting fastq files were trimmed of adapter/primer sequences and low-quality regions with Trimmomatic v0.33 (Bolger, Lohse, and Usadel 2014). The trimmed sequence was assembled by SPAdes v3.15.4 (Bankevich et al. 2012) followed by a finishing step using Zanfona (Kieras, O’Neill, and Pirro 2021).
Results and Data Availability
| Andropadus latirostris | JBGBCZ000000000 |
| Andropadus virens | JBGDLT000000000 |
| Bleda syndactyla | JBFNGH000000000 |
| Bleda ugandae | JBFCYF000000000 |
| Criniger calurus | JBEWZB000000000 |
| Criniger chloronotus | JBFCYT000000000 |
| Eurillas ansorgei | JBFNWW000000000 |
| Phyllastrephus albigularis | JBFSWZ000000000 |
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to Drs Katuala Pionus, Casimir Nebesse Mololo and Dieudonne Upoki Agenong’a at the Faculty of Science, University of Kisangani for providing logistical assistance to our team prior and during the course of our survey work.
Funding
Funding was provided by Iridian Genomes, grant# IRGEN_RG_2021-1345 Genomic Studies of Eukaryotic Taxa. This work was supported in part by The Negaunee Foundation fund for science at The Field Museum.
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