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Arthropod Genomics

Recent reductions in sequencing costs and the introduction of new long-read sequencing technologies have led to a resurgence in genome sequencing projects. This abundance of new genome information has facilitated various genetic and genomic studies in a wide variety of species, including in arthropods.

Genome Biology and Hereditas are partnering on a thematic series focused on arthropod genomics. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: gene drive and gene editing in relation to vector or pest control, functional genomics, population genomics, comparative genomes and genetics.  Additionally, wetlab and/or computational techniques that have been developed to overcome the unique challenges of working with arthropods are of interest.

Guest Editor: Scott Geib, USDA ARS

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  1. The life cycle of Taenia solium is characterized by different stages of development, requiring various kinds of hosts that can appropriately harbor the eggs (proglottids), the oncospheres, the larvae and the adul...

    Authors: Xinrui Wang, Weiyi Song, Guanyu Ji, Yining Song, Xiaolei Liu, Xuenong Luo, Mingyuan Liu and Shumin Sun
    Citation: Hereditas 2021 158:28
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  2. The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a threat to human health across the globe. The A. aegypti genome was recently re-sequenced and re-assembled. Due to a combination of long-read PacBio and Hi-C sequencing, the AaegL5 ...

    Authors: Ronald J. Nowling, Susanta K. Behura, Marc S. Halfon, Scott J. Emrich and Molly Duman-Scheel
    Citation: Hereditas 2021 158:7
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  3. The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is globally expanding and has become the main vector for human arboviruses in Europe. With limited antiviral drugs and vaccines available, vector control is the primary a...

    Authors: Umberto Palatini, Reem A. Masri, Luciano V. Cosme, Sergey Koren, Françoise Thibaud-Nissen, James K. Biedler, Flavia Krsticevic, J. Spencer Johnston, Rebecca Halbach, Jacob E. Crawford, Igor Antoshechkin, Anna-Bella Failloux, Elisa Pischedda, Michele Marconcini, Jay Ghurye, Arang Rhie…
    Citation: Genome Biology 2020 21:215
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    The Author Correction to this article has been published in Genome Biology 2021 22:205

  4. Arthropods comprise the largest and most diverse phylum on Earth and play vital roles in nearly every ecosystem. Their diversity stems in part from variations on a conserved body plan, resulting from and recor...

    Authors: Gregg W. C. Thomas, Elias Dohmen, Daniel S. T. Hughes, Shwetha C. Murali, Monica Poelchau, Karl Glastad, Clare A. Anstead, Nadia A. Ayoub, Phillip Batterham, Michelle Bellair, Greta J. Binford, Hsu Chao, Yolanda H. Chen, Christopher Childers, Huyen Dinh, Harsha Vardhan Doddapaneni…
    Citation: Genome Biology 2020 21:15
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