The complete genome sequence of Stevia rebaudiana, the Sweetleaf

Kathleen O'Neill; Stacy Pirro

doi:10.12688/f1000research.24396.1

The complete genome sequence of Stevia rebaudiana, the Sweetleaf

F1000Res. 2020 Jul 21:9:751. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.24396.1. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Kathleen O'Neill¹, Stacy Pirro¹

Affiliation

¹ IRIDIAN GENOMES, Bethesda, MD, 20817, USA.

Abstract

The Sweetleaf ( Stevia rebaudiana: Asteraceae) is widely grown for use as a sweetener. We present the whole genome sequence and annotation of this species. A total of 146,838,888 paired-end reads consisting of 22.2G bases were obtained by sequencing one leaf from a commercially grown seedling. The reads were assembled by a de-novo method followed by alignment to related species. Annotation was performed via GenMark-ES. The raw and assembled data is publicly available via GenBank: Sequence Read Archive ( SRR6792730) and Assembly ( GCA_009936405).

Keywords: Stevia rebaudiana; Sweetleaf; annotation; assembly; genome.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Genome, Plant*
Plant Leaves / genetics
Stevia* / genetics