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Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome

  • The bed bug, Cimex lectularius, has re-established itself as a ubiquitous human ectoparasite throughout much of the world during the past two decades. This global resurgence is likely linked to increased international travel and commerce in addition to widespread insecticide resistance. Analyses of the C. lectularius sequenced genome (650 Mb) and 14,220 predicted protein-coding genes provide a comprehensive representation of genes that are linked to traumatic insemination, a reduced chemosensory repertoire of genes related to obligate hematophagy, host–symbiont interactions, and several mechanisms of insecticide resistance. In addition, we document the presence of multiple putative lateral gene transfer events. Genome sequencing and annotation establish a solid foundation for future research on mechanisms of insecticide resistance, human–bed bug and symbiont–bed bug associations, and unique features of bed bug biology that contribute to the unprecedented success of C. lectularius as a human ectoparasite.

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Author:Joshua B. Benoit, Zach N. Adelman, Klaus ReinhardtGND, Amanda Dolan, Monica Poelchau, Emily C. Jennings, Elise M. Szuter, Richard W. Hagan, Hemant Gujar, Jayendra Nath Shukla, Fang Zhu, Muthugounder Mohan, David R. NelsonORCiD, Andrew J. Rosendale, Christian Derst, Valentina Resnik, Sebastian Wernig, Pamela MenegazziORCiD, Christian WegenerORCiDGND, Nicolai Peschel, Jacob M. Hendershot, Wolfgang BlenauORCiDGND, Reinhard Predel, Paul R. JohnstonORCiD, Panagiotis IoannidisORCiD, Robert M. WaterhouseORCiD, Ralf Nauen, Corinna Schorn, Mark-Christoph Ott, Frank Maiwald, J. Spencer Johnston, Ameya D. Gondhalekar, Michael E. Scharf, Brittany F. Peterson, Kapil R. Raje, Benjamin A. Hottel, David Armisén, Antonin Jean Johan Crumière, Peter Nagui Refki, Maria Emilia Santos, Essia Sghaier, Séverine Viala, Abderrahman Khila, Seung-Joon Ahn, Christopher ChildersORCiD, Chien-Yueh Lee, Han LinORCiD, Daniel S. T. Hughes, Elizabeth J. Duncan, Shwetha C. Murali, Jiaxin Qu, Shannon Dugan, Sandra L. Lee, Hsu Chao, Huyen Dinh, Yi Han, Harshavardhan Doddapaneni, Kim C. Worley, Donna Marie Muzny, David Wheeler, Kristen A. Panfilio, Iris M. Vargas Jentzsch, Edward L. Vargo, Warren BoothORCiD, Markus Friedrich, Matthew T. Weirauch, Michelle A. Anderson, Jeffery W. Jones, Omprakash Mittapalli, Chaoyang Zhao, Jing-Jiang Zhou, Jay D. EvansORCiD, Geoffrey M. Attardo, Hugh M. Robertson, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, José M. C. Ribeiro, Richard A. Gibbs, John H. Werren, Subba Reddy Palli, Coby Schal, Stephen Richards
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-506078
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10165
ISSN:2041-1723
Pubmed Id:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26836814
Parent Title (English):Nature Communications
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group UK
Place of publication:[London]
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2016
Date of first Publication:2016/02/02
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2019/07/01
Tag:Entomology; Phylogenomics; Population genetics
Volume:7
Issue:Art. 10165
Page Number:10
First Page:1
Last Page:10
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HeBIS-PPN:451010019
Institutes:Biowissenschaften / Biowissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
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