Multi-platform next-generation sequencing of the domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): genome assembly and analysis.

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Published in PLoS Biol on September 07, 2010

Authors

Rami A Dalloul1, Julie A Long, Aleksey V Zimin, Luqman Aslam, Kathryn Beal, Le Ann Blomberg, Pascal Bouffard, David W Burt, Oswald Crasta, Richard P M A Crooijmans, Kristal Cooper, Roger A Coulombe, Supriyo De, Mary E Delany, Jerry B Dodgson, Jennifer J Dong, Clive Evans, Karin M Frederickson, Paul Flicek, Liliana Florea, Otto Folkerts, Martien A M Groenen, Tim T Harkins, Javier Herrero, Steve Hoffmann, Hendrik-Jan Megens, Andrew Jiang, Pieter de Jong, Pete Kaiser, Heebal Kim, Kyu-Won Kim, Sungwon Kim, David Langenberger, Mi-Kyung Lee, Taeheon Lee, Shrinivasrao Mane, Guillaume Marcais, Manja Marz, Audrey P McElroy, Thero Modise, Mikhail Nefedov, Cédric Notredame, Ian R Paton, William S Payne, Geo Pertea, Dennis Prickett, Daniela Puiu, Dan Qioa, Emanuele Raineri, Magali Ruffier, Steven L Salzberg, Michael C Schatz, Chantel Scheuring, Carl J Schmidt, Steven Schroeder, Stephen M J Searle, Edward J Smith, Jacqueline Smith, Tad S Sonstegard, Peter F Stadler, Hakim Tafer, Zhijian Jake Tu, Curtis P Van Tassell, Albert J Vilella, Kelly P Williams, James A Yorke, Liqing Zhang, Hong-Bin Zhang, Xiaojun Zhang, Yang Zhang, Kent M Reed

Author Affiliations

1: Avian Immunobiology Laboratory, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America.

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