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Lucilia cuprina genome unlocks parasitic fly biology to underpin future interventions

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  • Clare A. Anstead

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Pasi K. Korhonen

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Neil D. Young

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Ross S. Hall

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Aaron R. Jex

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Shwetha C. Murali

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Daniel S.T. Hughes

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Siu F. Lee

    (School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Trent Perry

    (School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Andreas J. Stroehlein

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Brendan R.E. Ansell

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Bert Breugelmans

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Andreas Hofmann

    (Structural Chemistry Program, Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University)

  • Jiaxin Qu

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Shannon Dugan

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Sandra L. Lee

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Hsu Chao

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Huyen Dinh

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Yi Han

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Harsha V. Doddapaneni

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Kim C. Worley

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Donna M. Muzny

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Panagiotis Ioannidis

    (University of Geneva & Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics)

  • Robert M. Waterhouse

    (University of Geneva & Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics)

  • Evgeny M. Zdobnov

    (University of Geneva & Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics)

  • Peter J. James

    (Ecosciences Precinct, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Queensland Bioscience Precinct, The University of Queensland)

  • Neil H. Bagnall

    (CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Queensland Bioscience Precinct)

  • Andrew C. Kotze

    (CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Queensland Bioscience Precinct)

  • Richard A. Gibbs

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Stephen Richards

    (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Philip Batterham

    (School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne)

  • Robin B. Gasser

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne)

Abstract

Lucilia cuprina is a parasitic fly of major economic importance worldwide. Larvae of this fly invade their animal host, feed on tissues and excretions and progressively cause severe skin disease (myiasis). Here we report the sequence and annotation of the 458-megabase draft genome of Lucilia cuprina. Analyses of this genome and the 14,544 predicted protein-encoding genes provide unique insights into the fly’s molecular biology, interactions with the host animal and insecticide resistance. These insights have broad implications for designing new methods for the prevention and control of myiasis.

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  • Clare A. Anstead & Pasi K. Korhonen & Neil D. Young & Ross S. Hall & Aaron R. Jex & Shwetha C. Murali & Daniel S.T. Hughes & Siu F. Lee & Trent Perry & Andreas J. Stroehlein & Brendan R.E. Ansell & Be, 2015. "Lucilia cuprina genome unlocks parasitic fly biology to underpin future interventions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms8344
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8344
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