Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes: impact, mechanisms, and research directions
N Liu - Annual review of entomology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Mosquito-borne diseases, the most well known of which is malaria, are among the leading
causes of human deaths worldwide. Vector control is a very important part of the global …
causes of human deaths worldwide. Vector control is a very important part of the global …
Advances and opportunities in malaria population genomics
Almost 20 years have passed since the first reference genome assemblies were published
for Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite, and Anopheles gambiae, the …
for Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite, and Anopheles gambiae, the …
HiCanu: accurate assembly of segmental duplications, satellites, and allelic variants from high-fidelity long reads
Complete and accurate genome assemblies form the basis of most downstream genomic
analyses and are of critical importance. Recent genome assembly projects have relied on a …
analyses and are of critical importance. Recent genome assembly projects have relied on a …
Canu: scalable and accurate long-read assembly via adaptive k-mer weighting and repeat separation
Long-read single-molecule sequencing has revolutionized de novo genome assembly and
enabled the automated reconstruction of reference-quality genomes. However, given the …
enabled the automated reconstruction of reference-quality genomes. However, given the …
Large-scale comparative analyses of tick genomes elucidate their genetic diversity and vector capacities
N Jia, J Wang, W Shi, L Du, Y Sun, W Zhan, JF Jiang… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Among arthropod vectors, ticks transmit the most diverse human and animal pathogens,
leading to an increasing number of new challenges worldwide. Here we sequenced and …
leading to an increasing number of new challenges worldwide. Here we sequenced and …
Reference sequence (RefSeq) database at NCBI: current status, taxonomic expansion, and functional annotation
NA O'Leary, MW Wright, JR Brister, S Ciufo… - Nucleic acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The RefSeq project at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) maintains
and curates a publicly available database of annotated genomic, transcript, and protein …
and curates a publicly available database of annotated genomic, transcript, and protein …
Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease
Ticks transmit more pathogens to humans and animals than any other arthropod. We
describe the 2.1 Gbp nuclear genome of the tick, Ixodes scapularis (Say), which vectors …
describe the 2.1 Gbp nuclear genome of the tick, Ixodes scapularis (Say), which vectors …
Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution
Insects are the most speciose group of animals, but the phylogenetic relationships of many
major lineages remain unresolved. We inferred the phylogeny of insects from 1478 protein …
major lineages remain unresolved. We inferred the phylogeny of insects from 1478 protein …
MAKER2: an annotation pipeline and genome-database management tool for second-generation genome projects
Background Second-generation sequencing technologies are precipitating major shifts with
regards to what kinds of genomes are being sequenced and how they are annotated. While …
regards to what kinds of genomes are being sequenced and how they are annotated. While …
Estimating gene gain and loss rates in the presence of error in genome assembly and annotation using CAFE 3
MV Han, GWC Thomas… - … biology and evolution, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Current sequencing methods produce large amounts of data, but genome assemblies
constructed from these data are often fragmented and incomplete. Incomplete and error …
constructed from these data are often fragmented and incomplete. Incomplete and error …