Title: SMRT long-read sequencing and Direct Label and Stain optical maps allow the generation of a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica rustica )
Authors: orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-5991
last_name: Formenti
first_name: Giulio
name: Giulio Formenti
affiliations: label: 1
institution: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( giulio.formenti@unimi.it ), Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
notes: These authors contributed equally to the work.
orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3983-4961
last_name: Chiara
first_name: Matteo
name: Matteo Chiara
affiliations: label: 2
institution: Department of Biosciences, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( matteo.chiara@unimi.it ), Department of Biosciences, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
notes: These authors contributed equally to the work.
orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5291-5582
last_name: Poveda
first_name: Lucy
name: Lucy Poveda
affiliations: label: 3
institution: Functional Genomics Center of Zurich, University of Zurich
country: Switzerland
name: ( lucy.poveda@fgcz.uzh.ch ), Functional Genomics Center of Zurich, University of Zurich , (Zurich, Switzerland ).
orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1360-5626
last_name: Francoijs
first_name: Kees-Jan
name: Kees-Jan Francoijs
affiliations: label: 4
institution: Bionano Genomics
country: USA
name: ( kfrancoijs@bionanogenomics.com ), Bionano Genomics (San Diego, CA, USA ).
orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9255-7556
last_name: Bonisoli-Alquati
first_name: Andrea
name: Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati
affiliations: label: 5
institution: Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University
country: USA
name: ( aalquati@cpp.edu ), Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University (Pomona, CA, USA ).
orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5011-7413
last_name: Canova
first_name: Luca
name: Luca Canova
affiliations: label: 6
institution: Department of Biochemistry, University of Pavia
country: Italy
name: ( canova@unipv.it ), Department of Biochemistry, University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy ).
orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7644-5968
last_name: Gianfranceschi
first_name: Luca
name: Luca Gianfranceschi
affiliations: label: 7
institution: Department of Biosciences, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( luca.gianfranceschi@unimi.it ), Department of Biosciences, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6739-2657
last_name: Horner
first_name: David Stephen
name: David Stephen Horner
affiliations: label: 8
institution: Department of Biosciences, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( david.horner@unimi.it ), Department of Biosciences, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0230-3967
last_name: Saino
first_name: Nicola
name: Nicola Saino
affiliations: label: 9
institution: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( nicola.saino@unimi.it ), Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
Affiliations: label: 1
institution: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( giulio.formenti@unimi.it ), Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
label: 2
institution: Department of Biosciences, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( matteo.chiara@unimi.it ), Department of Biosciences, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
label: 3
institution: Functional Genomics Center of Zurich, University of Zurich
country: Switzerland
name: ( lucy.poveda@fgcz.uzh.ch ), Functional Genomics Center of Zurich, University of Zurich , (Zurich, Switzerland ).
label: 4
institution: Bionano Genomics
country: USA
name: ( kfrancoijs@bionanogenomics.com ), Bionano Genomics (San Diego, CA, USA ).
label: 5
institution: Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University
country: USA
name: ( aalquati@cpp.edu ), Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University (Pomona, CA, USA ).
label: 6
institution: Department of Biochemistry, University of Pavia
country: Italy
name: ( canova@unipv.it ), Department of Biochemistry, University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy ).
label: 7
institution: Department of Biosciences, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( luca.gianfranceschi@unimi.it ), Department of Biosciences, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
label: 8
institution: Department of Biosciences, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( david.horner@unimi.it ), Department of Biosciences, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
label: 9
institution: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan
country: Italy
name: ( nicola.saino@unimi.it ), Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan (Milan, Italy ).
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Document type: preprint
Year: 2018