Genomes of trombidid mites reveal novel predicted allergens and laterally transferred genes associated with secondary metabolism | Zendy

Xiaofeng Dong | Zendy; Kittipong Chaisiri | Zendy; Dong Xia | Zendy; Stuart D. Armstrong | Zendy; Yongxiang Fang | Zendy; Martin J. Donnelly | Zendy; Tatsuhiko Kadowaki | Zendy; John McGarry | Zendy; Alistair C. Darby | Zendy; Benjamin L. Makepeace | Zendy

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Genomes of trombidid mites reveal novel predicted allergens and laterally transferred genes associated with secondary metabolism

Author(s) -

Xiaofeng Dong,

Kittipong Chaisiri,

Dong Xia,

Stuart D. Armstrong,

Yongxiang Fang,

Martin J. Donnelly,

Tatsuhiko Kadowaki,

John McGarry,

Alistair C. Darby,

Benjamin L. Makepeace

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

gigascience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.947

H-Index - 54

ISSN - 2047-217X

DOI - 10.1093/gigascience/giy127

Subject(s) - genome , gene , biology , secondary metabolism , computational biology , evolutionary biology , genetics , biosynthesis

Trombidid mites have a unique life cycle in which only the larval stage is ectoparasitic. In the superfamily Trombiculoidea ("chiggers"), the larvae feed preferentially on vertebrates, including humans. Species in the genus Leptotrombidium are vectors of a potentially fatal bacterial infection, scrub typhus, that affects 1 million people annually. Moreover, chiggers can cause pruritic dermatitis (trombiculiasis) in humans and domesticated animals. In the Trombidioidea (velvet mites), the larvae feed on other arthropods and are potential biological control agents for agricultural pests. Here, we present the first trombidid mites genomes, obtained both for a chigger, Leptotrombidium deliense, and for a velvet mite, Dinothrombium tinctorium.

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