Genomic data from the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas).

The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) belongs to one of the most species-rich but genomically poorly explored phyla, the Mollusca. In this study, DNA was extracted from an oyster derived from four generations of full-sib mating. Short-reads and a fosmid-pooling strategy were used for sequencing and assembly of the oyster genome. DNA extracted from the inbred oyster and another wild oyster was used for resequencing analysis. Finally, RNA-seq and small RNA from different organs at different developmental stages were extracted for developmental studies.

Read the peer-reviewed publication(s):

• Zhang, G., Fang, X., Guo, X., Li, L., Luo, R., Xu, F., Yang, P., Zhang, L., Wang, X., Qi, H., Xiong, Z., Que, H., Xie, Y., Holland, P. W. H., Paps, J., Zhu, Y., Wu, F., Chen, Y., Wang, J., … Wang, J. (2012). The oyster genome reveals stress adaptation and complexity of shell formation. Nature, 490(7418), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11413 (PubMed:22992520)
• Yu, H., Zhao, X., & Li, Q. (2016). Genome-wide identification and characterization of long intergenic noncoding RNAs and their potential association with larval development in the Pacific oyster. Scientific Reports, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep20796

Accessions (data included in GigaDB):

GENBANK: AFTI01000000
SRA: SRA040229
SRA: SRA043580
GEO: GSE31012