The i5K Initiative: Advancing Arthropod Genomics for Knowledge, Human Health, Agriculture, and the Environment

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The i5K Initiative : Advancing Arthropod Genomics for Knowledge, Human Health, Agriculture, and the Environment. / Evans, Jay D.; Brown, Susan J.; Hackett, Kevin J.; Robinson, Gene; Richards, Stephen; Lawson, Daniel; Elsik, Christine; Coddington, Jonathan; Edwards, Owain; Emrich, Scott; Gabaldon, Toni; Goldsmith, Marian; Hanes, Glenn; Misof, Bernard; Muñoz-Torres, Monica; Niehuis, Oliver; Papanicolaou, Alexie; Pfrender, Michael; Poelchau, Monica; Purcell-Miramontes, Mary; Robertson, Hugh M.; Ryder, Oliver; Tagu, Denis; Torres, Tatiana; Zdobnov, Evgeny; Zhang, Guojie; Zhou, Xin.

In: Journal of Heredity, Vol. 104, No. 5, 2013, p. 595-600.

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Harvard

Evans, JD, Brown, SJ, Hackett, KJ, Robinson, G, Richards, S, Lawson, D, Elsik, C, Coddington, J, Edwards, O, Emrich, S, Gabaldon, T, Goldsmith, M, Hanes, G, Misof, B, Muñoz-Torres, M, Niehuis, O, Papanicolaou, A, Pfrender, M, Poelchau, M, Purcell-Miramontes, M, Robertson, HM, Ryder, O, Tagu, D, Torres, T, Zdobnov, E, Zhang, G & Zhou, X 2013, 'The i5K Initiative: Advancing Arthropod Genomics for Knowledge, Human Health, Agriculture, and the Environment', Journal of Heredity, vol. 104, no. 5, pp. 595-600. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/est050

APA

Evans, J. D., Brown, S. J., Hackett, K. J., Robinson, G., Richards, S., Lawson, D., Elsik, C., Coddington, J., Edwards, O., Emrich, S., Gabaldon, T., Goldsmith, M., Hanes, G., Misof, B., Muñoz-Torres, M., Niehuis, O., Papanicolaou, A., Pfrender, M., Poelchau, M., ... Zhou, X. (2013). The i5K Initiative: Advancing Arthropod Genomics for Knowledge, Human Health, Agriculture, and the Environment. Journal of Heredity, 104(5), 595-600. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/est050

Vancouver

Evans JD, Brown SJ, Hackett KJ, Robinson G, Richards S, Lawson D et al. The i5K Initiative: Advancing Arthropod Genomics for Knowledge, Human Health, Agriculture, and the Environment. Journal of Heredity. 2013;104(5):595-600. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/est050

Author

Evans, Jay D. ; Brown, Susan J. ; Hackett, Kevin J. ; Robinson, Gene ; Richards, Stephen ; Lawson, Daniel ; Elsik, Christine ; Coddington, Jonathan ; Edwards, Owain ; Emrich, Scott ; Gabaldon, Toni ; Goldsmith, Marian ; Hanes, Glenn ; Misof, Bernard ; Muñoz-Torres, Monica ; Niehuis, Oliver ; Papanicolaou, Alexie ; Pfrender, Michael ; Poelchau, Monica ; Purcell-Miramontes, Mary ; Robertson, Hugh M. ; Ryder, Oliver ; Tagu, Denis ; Torres, Tatiana ; Zdobnov, Evgeny ; Zhang, Guojie ; Zhou, Xin. / The i5K Initiative : Advancing Arthropod Genomics for Knowledge, Human Health, Agriculture, and the Environment. In: Journal of Heredity. 2013 ; Vol. 104, No. 5. pp. 595-600.

Bibtex

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title = "The i5K Initiative: Advancing Arthropod Genomics for Knowledge, Human Health, Agriculture, and the Environment",
abstract = "Insects and their arthropod relatives including mites, spiders, and crustaceans play major roles in the world's terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems. Arthropods compete with humans for food and transmit devastating diseases. They also comprise the most diverse and successful branch of metazoan evolution, with millions of extant species. Here, we describe an international effort to guide arthropod genomic efforts, from species prioritization to methodology and informatics. The 5000 arthropod genomes initiative (i5K) community met formally in 2012 to discuss a roadmap for sequencing and analyzing 5000 high-priority arthropods and is continuing this effort via pilot projects, the development of standard operating procedures, and training of students and career scientists. With university, governmental, and industry support, the i5K Consortium aspires to deliver sequences and analytical tools for each of the arthropod branches and each of the species having beneficial and negative effects on humankind.",
keywords = "agriculture, comparative genomics, disease vector, genome sequencing, insect evolution",
author = "Evans, {Jay D.} and Brown, {Susan J.} and Hackett, {Kevin J.} and Gene Robinson and Stephen Richards and Daniel Lawson and Christine Elsik and Jonathan Coddington and Owain Edwards and Scott Emrich and Toni Gabaldon and Marian Goldsmith and Glenn Hanes and Bernard Misof and Monica Mu{\~n}oz-Torres and Oliver Niehuis and Alexie Papanicolaou and Michael Pfrender and Monica Poelchau and Mary Purcell-Miramontes and Robertson, {Hugh M.} and Oliver Ryder and Denis Tagu and Tatiana Torres and Evgeny Zdobnov and Guojie Zhang and Xin Zhou",
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AU - Richards, Stephen

AU - Lawson, Daniel

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AU - Edwards, Owain

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AU - Gabaldon, Toni

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AU - Hanes, Glenn

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AU - Papanicolaou, Alexie

AU - Pfrender, Michael

AU - Poelchau, Monica

AU - Purcell-Miramontes, Mary

AU - Robertson, Hugh M.

AU - Ryder, Oliver

AU - Tagu, Denis

AU - Torres, Tatiana

AU - Zdobnov, Evgeny

AU - Zhang, Guojie

AU - Zhou, Xin

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KW - genome sequencing

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