Lucilia cuprina genome unlocks parasitic fly biology to underpin future interventions

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, Bert Breugelmans, Andreas Hofmann, Jiaxin Qu, Shannon Dugan, Sandra L. Lee, Hsu Chao, Huyen Dinh, Yi Han, Harsha V. Doddapaneni, Kim C. Worley, Donna M. Muzny, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Robert M. Waterhouse, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Peter J. James, Neil H. Bagnall, Andrew C. Kotze, Richard A. Gibbs, Stephen Richards, Philip Batterham and Robin B. Gasser ()
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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

Nature Communications, 2015, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2015
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