D’Auria et al. BMC Genomics 2010, 11:181 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/181 Author details 1CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain. 2Area de Genómica y Salud, Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Pública (CSISP), (Avda. de Cataluña, 21), Valencia, (46020), Spain. 3Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Universitat de València, (Poligono La Coma s/n), Paterna, Valencia, (46071), Spain. Authors’ contributions GD participated in conception, genome assembly, comparative analysis, and drafted the manuscript. NJH participated in sequencing and genome assembly FPB participated in sequencing and genome assembly and annotation. AM participated in the conception and design of the study and critically revised the manuscript. AL participated in the conception, design and discussion of the study and critically revised the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. 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