NSF Awards were made to support the construction of BAC Libraries for the taxa listed below. When each library is available, it will be listed as such in the column indicated.

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Principal Investigator

Title

BAC Library taxa

Library Availability

Scott Edwards
0207870

BAC Libraries for the Reptilia, Including Birds: Genomic Resources for
Comparative Biology

Chrysemys picta

Painted Turtle

Available

Sphenodon punctatus

Tuatara

Available

Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus

Garter Snake

 

Alligator mississippiensis

American Alligator

Available

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Emu

Available

Marian Goldsmith
0208388

BAC Libraries for Fundamental Studies in Lepidoptera

Manduca sexta

Tobacco Hornworm

Available

Heliconius erato

Butterfly

Available

Heliothis virescens

Tobacco Budworm

Available

Linda Holland
0208138

Construction of BAC Libraries of Metazoans Occupying Key Phylogenetic Positions

Petromyzon marinus

Lamprey

 

Branchiostoma floridae

Amphioxus

Available

Spisula solidissima

Atlantic Surfclam

Available

Ilyanassa obsoleta

Eastern Mud Snail

 

Platynereis dumerilii

Marine Polychaete

Available

Helobdella robusta

Freshwater Leech

 

Themiste langiformis

Sipunculid

 

Cerebratulus lacteus

Milky Ribbon Worm

Available

Neochildia fusca

Platyhelminth

 

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Ctenophore

 

Callyspongia diffusa

Marine Sponge

 

Thomas Kocher
0208343

BAC Library: Diversity of Teleost Fishes

Astyanax mexicanus

Blind Cavefish

Available

Metriaclima zebra

Lake Malawi Zebra (Cichlid)

Available

Jeanne Romero-Severson
0208278

The Insect BAC Library Initiative: A Fundamental Resource for the Study of
Evolution and Development

Oncopeltus faciatus

Milkweed Bug

 

Nasonia vitripennis

Jewel Wasp

Available

Mayetiolia destructor

Hessian Fly

 

Thermobia domestica

Firebrat

 

Schistocerca americana

Grasshopper

Available

Robert Steele
0208335

BAC and YAC Libraries for Exploring Metazoan Origins

Monosiga brevicollis

Collared Flagellate

Available

Nematostella vectensis

Sea Anemone

Available

William Thomas
0208364

BAC Libraries from Diverse Crustacean Taxa

Daphnia pulex

Water Flea

 

Parhyale hawaiensis

Amphipod

 

Tigriopus californicus

Copepod

 

Dina Mandoli
0208502

Collaborative Research: The Plant and Algal BAC Library Project

Volvox carteri

alga, colonial

Available

Caulerpa taxifolia

alga, multinucleate

 

Mesostigma viride

alga, unicellular

 

Coleochaete orbicularis

alga, multicellular

Available

Chara braunii

alga, with sexual cells

Available

Marchantia polymorpha

Liverwort

 

Anthoceros sp.

Hornwort

 

Selaginella moellendorfii

Shining Club Moss

Available

Angiopteris evecta

Tree (King) Fern

 

Ceratopteris richardii

Water Sprite Fern

Available

Marsilea quadrifolia

Water Clover

 

Amborella trichopoda

primitive flowering plant

 

Nuphar adventa

Waterlily

Available

Acorus gramineus

Sweet Flag

Available

Liriodendron tulipifera

Yellow or Tulip Poplar

Available

Mimulus guttatus

Monkeyflower

Available

Andrew Paterson
0208311

BAC Resources for Comparative Biology in Selected Angiosperms

Ananas comosus

Pineapple

 

Gossypium herbaceum

A-genome Cotton

Available

Gossypium longicalyx

F-genome Cotton

 

Gossypioides kirkii

 

 

Opuntia cochellinifera

Prickly-Pear Cactus

Available

Rod Wing
0211661

The Oryza BAC Library Project

Oryza rufipogon

AA genome

Available

O. glaberrima

AA genome

Available

O. punctata

BB genome

Available

O. officinalis

CC genome

Available

O. minuta

BBCC genome

Available

O. australiensis

EE genome

Available

O. alta

CCDD genome

Available

O. coarctata

HHKK genome

Available

O. ridleyi

HHJJ genome

Available

O. brachyantha

FF genome

Available

O. granulata

GG genome

Available

O. nivara

AA genome

 Available

Additional genomic resources funded by other sources can be found at:

NIH/NHGRI link: http://www.genome.gov/10001691

DOE/JGI link: http://www.jgi.doe.gov/sequencing/seqplans.html

 

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