BAC Libraries

Two BAC libraries have been constructed from Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima) using partial digestions with EcoRI (10X coverage) and HindIII (11X coverage).

These libraries are being fingerprinted. For more information on physical mapping progress, please click here.

CMCMBb (HindIII) BAC Library
Constructed By Eric Fang, Clemson University Genomics Institute
Library Name CMCMBb
Genus Castanea
Species mollissima
Cultivar Vanuxem
Common Name Chinese Chestnut
Plate Format 384
Host DH 10B
Vector pIndigoBac536
DNA Fragmentation HindIII
Number of Clones 73728
Number of Plates 192
Number of Filters 4
Average Insert Size 123 Kb
Genome Equivalents 11X
Primer T7,SP6
Selectable Marker Chloramphenicol

Copies of this library, individual clones, filter sets, and other services are publicly available and may be ordered from CUGI. See the Clemson University Genomics Institute's ordering site .

CMCMBd (EcoRI) BAC Library
Constructed By Chris Saski, Clemson University Genomics Institute
Library Name CMCMBd
Genus Castanea
Species mollissima
Cultivar Vanuxem
Common Name Chinese Chestnut
Plate Format 384
Host DH 10B
Vector pIndigoBac536
DNA Fragmentation EcoRI
Number of Clones 92160
Number of Plates 240
Number of Filters 5
Average Insert Size 115 Kb
Genome Equivalents 10X
Primer T7,SP6
Selectable Marker Chloramphenicol

Copies of this library, individual clones, filter sets, and other services are publicly available and may be ordered from CUGI. See the Clemson University Genomics Institute's ordering system .