Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes

Attardo, G M; Abd-Alla, A M M; Acosta-Serrano, A; Allen, J E; Bateta, R; Benoit, J B; Bourtzis, K; Caers, J; Caljon, G; Christensen, M B; Farrow, D W; Friedrich, M; Hua-Van, A; Jennings, E C; Larkin, D M; Lawson, D; Lehane, M J; Lenis, V P; Lowy-Gallego, E; Macharia, R W; Malacrida, A R; Marco, H G; Masiga, D; Maslen, G L; Matetovici, I; Meisel, R P; Meki, I; Michalkova, V; Miller, W J; Minx, P; Mireji, P O; Ometto, L; Parker, A G; Rio, R; Rose, C; Rosendale, A J; Rota-Stabelli, O; Savini, G; Schoofs, L; Scolari, F; Swain, M T; Takác, P; Tomlinson, C; Tsiamis, G; Van Den Abbeele, J; Vigneron, A; Wang, J; Warren, W C; Waterhouse, R M; Weirauch, M T; Weiss, B L; Wilson, R K; Zhao, X; Aksoy, S

doi:10.1186/s13059-019-1768-2

Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes

Attardo, G M; Abd-Alla, A M M; Acosta-Serrano, A; Allen, J E; Bateta, R; Benoit, J B; Bourtzis, K; Caers, J; Caljon, G; Christensen, M B; Farrow, D W; Friedrich, M; Hua-Van, A; Jennings, E C; Larkin, D M; Lawson, D; Lehane, M J; Lenis, V P; Lowy-Gallego, E; Macharia, R W; Malacrida, A R; Marco, H G; Masiga, D; Maslen, G L; Matetovici, I; Meisel, R P; Meki, I; Michalkova, V; Miller, W J; Minx, P; Mireji, P O; Ometto, L; Parker, A G; Rio, R; Rose, C; Rosendale, A J; Rota-Stabelli, O; Savini, G; Schoofs, L; Scolari, F; Swain, M T; Takác, P; Tomlinson, C; Tsiamis, G; Van Den Abbeele, J; Vigneron, A; Wang, J; Warren, W C; Waterhouse, R M; Weirauch, M T; Weiss, B L; Wilson, R K; Zhao, X; Aksoy, S

Authors

G M Attardo

A M M Abd-Alla

A Acosta-Serrano

J E Allen

R Bateta

J B Benoit

K Bourtzis

J Caers

G Caljon

M B Christensen

D W Farrow

M Friedrich

A Hua-Van

E C Jennings

D M Larkin

D Lawson

M J Lehane

V P Lenis

E Lowy-Gallego

R W Macharia

A R Malacrida

H G Marco

D Masiga

G L Maslen

I Matetovici

R P Meisel

I Meki

V Michalkova

W J Miller

P Minx

P O Mireji

L Ometto

A G Parker

R Rio

C Rose

A J Rosendale

O Rota-Stabelli

G Savini

L Schoofs

F Scolari

M T Swain

P Takác

C Tomlinson

G Tsiamis

J Van Den Abbeele

A Vigneron

J Wang

W C Warren

R M Waterhouse

M T Weirauch

B L Weiss

R K Wilson

X Zhao

S Aksoy

Abstract

Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are the vectors of human and animal trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse flies are distinguished from other Diptera by unique adaptations, including lactation and the birthing of live young (obligate viviparity), a vertebrate blood-specific diet by both sexes, and obligate bacterial symbiosis. This work describes the comparative analysis of six Glossina genomes representing three sub-genera: Morsitans (G. morsitans morsitans, G. pallidipes, G. austeni), Palpalis (G. palpalis, G. fuscipes), and Fusca (G. brevipalpis) which represent different habitats, host preferences, and vectorial capacity.

Citation

Attardo, G. M., Abd-Alla, A. M. M., Acosta-Serrano, A., Allen, J. E., Bateta, R., Benoit, J. B., …Aksoy, S. (2019). Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes. Genome Biology, 20, 187. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-019-1768-2

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 22, 2019
Publication Date	Sep 2, 2019
Deposit Date	Sep 4, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Sep 4, 2019
Journal	Genome Biology
Print ISSN	1474-760X
Publisher	BioMed Central
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	20
Pages	187
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-019-1768-2
Public URL	https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1380640