• Microorganisms (including fungi, bacteria, and viruses) and insect vectors are both key model systems for genomics and important organisms for clinical medicine. (broadinstitute.org)
  • Broad Genomics Platform sequences a whole human genome every four minutes. (broadinstitute.org)
  • Silver Age of GOLD Introduces New Features The Genomes OnLine Database makes curated microbiome metadata that follows community standards freely available and enables large-scale comparative genomics analysis initiatives. (doe.gov)
  • Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) at BC Cancer is an international leader in genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics for precision medicine. (bcgsc.ca)
  • The third Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting on Biology Genomics of Social Insects is going fully virtual and will begin with a late morning (EDT) session on Tuesday March 30 and conclude late afternoon (EDT) on Thursday April 1. (cshl.edu)
  • Findings: We report the chromosome-scale genome assembly of Callicarpa americana L. (American beautyberry), a species within the early diverging Callicarpoideae clade of the Lamiaceae, known for its metallic purple fruits and use as an insect repellent due to its production of terpenoids. (datadryad.org)
  • Blatella germanica is a species widely used in research, but its genome editing is very complicated. (prbb.org)
  • Area-wide integrated pest management programmes using the sterile insect technique (SIT) as a component have been successful against a number of pest flies or Diptera such as the New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax, various species of tephritidae fruit flies and against tsetse flies (Glossinidae). (wikipedia.org)
  • P. ananatis has an 'open' pan-genome typical of bacterial species that colonize several different environments. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here, we present a standardized characterization and an order-level comparison of arthropod TE repertoires, encompassing 62 insect and 11 outgroup species. (nih.gov)
  • Among these microorganisms, Asaia bacteria play a prominent role, given their abundance in the gut, reproductive organs, and salivary glands of different mosquito species, while their presence has also been reported in several other insects. (unipv.it)
  • Here, we present a wide phylogenomic analysis of Asaia strains isolated from different species of mosquito vectors and from different populations of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, an insect pest of worldwide economic importance. (unipv.it)
  • IMPORTANCE We have studied genome reduction within several strains of the insect symbiont Asaia isolated from different species/strains of mosquito and medfly. (unipv.it)
  • However, the spread of domestic T. infestans spreading and adaptation to domicilies observed in a tri- throughout the non-Andean regions only involved insects atomine species. (cdc.gov)
  • However, disruption of dltX drastically impaired the resistance of B. thuringiensis to CAMPs and significantly attenuated its virulence in two insect species. (frontiersin.org)
  • Not all species have the same amount of pleiotropy within their genome. (vanderbilt.edu)
  • Here, we present inter- and intraspecies analysis of genome-wide RADseq data, in three Anopheles gambiae s.l. species collected from East Africa. (kemri-wellcome.org)
  • Here, we report 25 newly sequenced genomes from museum specimens of the model organism Drosophila melanogaster , including the oldest extant specimens of this species. (biorxiv.org)
  • By comparing historical samples ranging from the early 1800s to 1933 against modern day genomes, we document evolution across thousands of generations, including time periods that encompass the species' initial occupation of northern Europe and an era of rapidly increasing human activity. (biorxiv.org)
  • These findings set the stage for Joe Parker, Georgia Tsagkogeorga and others to begin examining the entire genomes of selected echolocating species. (mongabay.com)
  • They undertook whole genome sequencing of four very different bat species, including echolocating species (like the greater horseshoe bat), and non-echolocating species (like the flying fox). (mongabay.com)
  • To their own data, they added previously published data regarding species such as the bottlenose dolphin, dog, horse, cow, mouse and human - literally every complete mammal genome they could lay their hands on. (mongabay.com)
  • The researchers aligned the entire genomes with each other, and pulled out more than 2,300 genes that are shared by all of the compared species. (mongabay.com)
  • The 2021 meeting will discuss recent advances in social insects, with an emphasis on new findings made possible by the sequencing of the genomes and transcriptomes of dozens of species (ants, bees, wasps, termites). (cshl.edu)
  • With the realization that some insects had the ability to create terpenes written into their genetic code, the researchers set out to devise a method of finding similar genes in other species. (sri.com)
  • The species they've looked at represent only eight of the 29 insect orders so far, but their data indicates that terpene-based chemical communication evolved independently multiple times. (sri.com)
  • The same techniques O'Maille and his colleagues used to predict which sections of the genome codes for terpene synthases could be applied to other enzymes in other species. (sri.com)
  • The inotocin/receptor couple can also be found in the recently sequenced genome from the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis but not in any other holometabolous insect with a completely sequenced genome (12 Drosophila species, the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae, the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti, the silk worm Bombyx mori, and the honey bee Apis mellifera), suggesting that this neuropeptide system is confined to basal holometabolous insects. (lu.se)
  • and 6 (3%) concerned genomes of other animal species (Figure). (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, our study systems often include multiple plant- and insect species that form small interaction networks. (lu.se)
  • Arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) is defined as any virus that is transmitted to humans and/or other vertebrates by certain species of blood-feeding arthropods, mostly insects (flies and mosquitoes) and arachnids (ticks). (msdmanuals.com)
  • It is not part of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses classification of viruses (ie, it is not a species, genus, or family), which is based on the nature and structure of the viral genome. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Many insect species are undergoing rapid population decline in recent decades due to anthropogenic changes to natural landscapes and climate. (lu.se)
  • This also opens the door to the possibility of being able to edit the genome of other arthropods in the future, and even control agricultural and health pests . (prbb.org)
  • The remaining 53 articles described samples obtained from other (non-human) sources, of which 14 (26%) described one or more animal sources, including insects, arthropods, mollusks, birds, and mammals. (cdc.gov)
  • The pan-genome of the eight compared P. ananatis strains consisted of a core genome comprised of 3,876 protein coding sequences (CDSs) and a sizeable accessory genome consisting of 1,690 CDSs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A bioinformatics pipeline referred to as rAMPage identifies antimicrobial peptides in amphibian and insect RNA sequences. (bcgsc.ca)
  • The researchers have already identified several hundred potential terpene synthase genes by applying their method to available genetic sequences of insects. (sri.com)
  • This approach has been called " genomic epidemiology "-using pathogen genome sequences to detect emerging diseases, assess their potential virulence and resistance to antibiotics, and monitor their spread in populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Complete, Closed Genome Sequences of 10 Salmonella enterica subsp. (cdc.gov)
  • Complete Genome Sequences of Four Different Bordetella sp. (cdc.gov)
  • We know that these ticks as well as other types of insect vectors (such as mosquitoes) can harbor multiple different pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • Furthermore, this resource has allowed the identification of cis -regulatory sites in previously unexplored regions of the genome and the cooperating transcription factors underlying estrogen signaling in breast cancer. (nature.com)
  • A recent study published in the journal Nature Letters has shown that the regions of the genome responsible for this ability are strikingly similar between these very different mammals. (mongabay.com)
  • Finally, the project reveals new insight into how transposons interact with a eukaryotic genome and helps define optimal strategies for using insertional mutagenesis as a genomic tool. (nih.gov)
  • Comparison of the translated CDSs on the P. ananatis pan-genome with the proteins encoded on all sequenced bacterial genomes currently available revealed that P. ananatis carries a number of CDSs with orthologs restricted to bacteria associated with distinct hosts, namely plant - , animal - and insect - associated bacteria. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The vast majority of pre-miRNA predictors then rely on further information learned from previously validated miRNAs from the same or a closely related genome for the final prediction of new miRNAs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We indeed aimed at better predicting miRNAs at a genome scale, but also from sRNAseq data where in some cases, notably of plants, the current folding methods often infer the wrong structure. (biomedcentral.com)
  • iii) together with folding, most methods then rely on further information that must be learned from previously validated miRNAs of closely related genomes (at a minimum within the same clade, plant or animal) for the final prediction of new miRNAs in order either to set the parameters of the model or to restrict the search to a limited space. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Whole-genome sequence of the Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 insect cell line. (pacb.com)
  • The draft whole-genome sequence of the Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 insect cell line was obtained using long-read PacBio sequence technology and Canu assembly. (pacb.com)
  • This thematic series of companion papers constitutes the initial exploration of the genome biology of the waterflea (Daphnia) building on the first complete crustacean genome sequence. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Sequence analysis of the Daphnia pulex genome holds some surprises that could not have been anticipated from what was learned so far from other arthropod genomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are highly variable features of all genomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Right now, we can sequence genomes at-will, but we can't interpret the genome very well," O'Maille said. (sri.com)
  • Complete Genome Sequence of Human Norovirus Strain GII.P7-GII.6 Detected in a Patient in the United States in 2014. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusions: Access to the C. americana genome provides a roadmap for rapid discovery of genes encoding plant-derived agrichemicals and a key resource to understand the evolution of chemical diversity in Lamiaceae. (datadryad.org)
  • Their work, published recently in Protein Science , provides a roadmap for understanding how chemical communication evolved and is the first step in deciphering what specific insects are saying. (sri.com)
  • Our revolutionary sequencing technologies combine the completeness of long reads with the accuracy of short reads to provide the most comprehensive view of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes. (pacb.com)
  • The focus is on pathogen genomes, applying advances in molecular and bioinformatics methods first developed for human genome research. (cdc.gov)
  • PGAdb-builder: A web service tool for creating pan-genome allele database for molecular fine typing. (cdc.gov)
  • Molecular Evolution of Human Coronavirus Genomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Genome Insider: Methane Makers in Yosemite's Lakes Meet researchers who sampled the microbial communities living in the mountaintop lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains to see how climate change affects freshwater ecosystems, and how those ecosystems work. (doe.gov)
  • Despite the ever-growing number of insect genomes sequenced to date, our understanding of the diversity and evolution of insect TEs remains poor. (nih.gov)
  • The paper, titled "The effect of developmental pleiotropy on the evolution of insect immune genes," was published in Genome Biology and Evolution . (vanderbilt.edu)
  • The effect of developmental pleiotropy on the evolution of insect immune genes. (vanderbilt.edu)
  • Scientists in the Broad community are sequencing and analyzing the genomes of a wide range of insects and microorganisms to understand their genetic regulation, population variation, and specialized genomic mechanisms. (broadinstitute.org)
  • Using an Inbred Horse Breed in a High Density Genome-Wide Scan for Genetic Risk Factors of Insect Bite Hypersensitivity (IBH). (scilifelab.se)
  • An extensive literature documenting physiological and ecological diversity make Daphnia an ideal model to study the genetic architecture of phenotypic variation in natural populations and the evolution of genome structure/function relationships in aquatic environments. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Genome-wide data from historical specimens have the potential to provide baselines of population genetic measures to study population change, with natural history collections representing large repositories of such specimens. (uos.ac.uk)
  • We demonstrate that historical insects have significant potential to act as sources of DNA to create valuable genetic baselines. (uos.ac.uk)
  • Researchers from National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences led by Taiji Kawakatsu conducted a whole-genome sequencing of GM rice line OSCR11 to evaluate the genetic difference of GM crops and their host. (isaaa.org)
  • Researchers at SRI International, in collaboration with scientists at Virginia Tech and Rutgers University, have devised a method for identifying sections of genetic code that make the chemicals that insects use to communicate. (sri.com)
  • We show that phylogenetically distant lineages of Asaia expe-rienced independent genome reductions, despite following a common pattern, characterized by the early loss of genes involved in genome stability. (unipv.it)
  • We sequenced the genome of these two cotton lines to confirm the genes involved in nematode resistance which, in turn, will expedite the development of DNA markers that can be used to efficiently introduce nematode resistance genes into commercially valuable cotton lines. (usda.gov)
  • We found high variation in TE content, ranging from less than 6% in the antarctic midge (Diptera), the honey bee and the turnip sawfly (Hymenoptera) to more than 58% in the malaria mosquito (Diptera) and the migratory locust (Orthoptera), and a possible relationship between the content and diversity of TEs and the genome size. (nih.gov)
  • Genome Biology and Evolution. (usda.gov)
  • This result high-lights the role of specific metabolic pathways in the symbiotic relationship between Asaia and the insect host. (unipv.it)
  • Phylogenetically distant strains of Asaia, despite following a common pattern involving the loss of genes related to genome stability, have undergone independent genome reductions, highlighting the peculiar role of specific metabolic pathways in the symbiotic relationship between Asaia and its host. (unipv.it)
  • polishCLR: a Nextflow workflow for polishing PacBio CLR genome assemblies. (usda.gov)
  • We show via an in vitro binding assay that miR-9a binds to sNPFR1 mRNA in insect cells and to the mammalian orthologue NPY2R in rat insulinoma cells. (nature.com)
  • Japanese scientists have shed light on the evolutionary biology and distribution of Stenopsyche caddisflies , also known as sedge flies, a common insect in Japanese rivers and a local delicacy. (sciencedaily.com)
  • At the genome-wide level, we find that historical flies from the same time and place show much greater evidence for relatedness than flies from modern collections, and some show evidence of inbreeding as well, potentially reflecting either much smaller local population sizes in the past or else the specific circumstances of the collections. (biorxiv.org)
  • Toward A Better Understanding Of Plant Genome Structure: Combining NGS, Optic. (slideshare.net)
  • Tracing the Evolution of Shiitake Mushrooms Understanding Lentinula genomes and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant waste into sugars for biofuel production. (doe.gov)
  • Genome Insider: A Shrubbier Version of Rubber Hear from the consortium working on understanding the guayule plant's genome, which could lead to an improved natural rubber plant. (doe.gov)
  • Pantoea ananatis is found in a wide range of natural environments, including water, soil, as part of the epi- and endophytic flora of various plant hosts, and in the insect gut. (biomedcentral.com)
  • By analysing the pan-genome of eight sequenced P. ananatis strains isolated from different sources we identified factors potentially underlying its ability to colonize and interact with hosts in both the plant and animal Kingdoms. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The pan-genome incorporates a large number of genes encoding proteins that may enable P. ananatis to colonize, persist in and potentially cause disease symptoms in a wide range of plant and animal hosts. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The QIAcard FTA PlantSaver (4 sample areas per card) includes a laminated flap that allows you to vigorously crush plant or insect samples into the FTA matrix without damaging the FTA card. (qiagen.com)
  • The small fibres present at the opening of pitcher plant let the insects to go inside but unable them to come out. (thegeminigeek.com)
  • When the insect enters inside the pitcher plant, it gets intertwined in the juice of the pitcher and then enzymes are produced and digested by the plant. (thegeminigeek.com)
  • Then this trapped insect is digested by the plant with the help of its own juice. (thegeminigeek.com)
  • As soon as an insect sits on its leaf, the leaf then gets close and the plant digests the trapped insect. (thegeminigeek.com)
  • A plant named Indian pipe also eats insects, it is mostly found in hill of Shimla. (thegeminigeek.com)
  • In these networks, we study plant and insect trait evolution, and the role of trait diversification for gene flow and local adaptation. (lu.se)
  • We investigate the direct effects of polyploidization on phenotypic traits of importance for plant-insect interactions (e.g. floral scent and morphology), using different ploidy-types of the plant Lithophragma bolanderi as model. (lu.se)
  • It was generally assumed that insects acquired terpenes from their environment, collecting them from food they ate or hosting microbes that could produce them. (sri.com)
  • Genomes are found at all three corners of the epidemiologic triangle: human or animal hosts are engaged in genomic contests with pathogens of all kinds, played out in an environment teeming with the genomes of other people, animals, plants, and microbes. (cdc.gov)
  • He helped build a data hub and software tools for bioinformatics scientists to submit, search, visualize and annotate insect genome data. (uci.edu)
  • An analysis of genome-wide data from a set of 113 red-tailed bumblebee Bombus lapidarius specimens, from five British museum collections, was used to quantify DNA preservation over time. (uos.ac.uk)
  • Whole genome duplication analyses revealed three putative events, which together with local tandem duplication events, contributed to gene family expa, American beautyberransion of terpene synthases. (datadryad.org)
  • Syntenic analyses with Tectona grandis L. f. (teak), a member of the Tectonoideae clade of Lamiaceae known for exceptionally strong wood resistant to insects, revealed 963 collinear blocks and 21,297 C. americana syntelogs. (datadryad.org)
  • Genome-wide association analyses were performed using the GenABEL package in R and resulted in the identification of two regions of interest on Chromosome 8. (scilifelab.se)
  • This disease is caused by the flagellate proto- ly in domestic and peridomestic environments, occupying zoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and it is transmitted by blood- cracks and crevices in rural dwellings and domestic animal sucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera, enclosures. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to the attention this group of insects is drawing as a protein-packed culinary delight -typically cooked with soya sauce and sugar -- the researchers are also interested in learning more about the evolutionary biology and geographical distribution of these critters, which will in turn shed more light on the history of Earth. (sciencedaily.com)
  • But with two projects, communities are forming to generate high quality genomes to benefit researchers. (doe.gov)
  • But until recently, researchers thought that insects weren't able to produce them on their own. (sri.com)
  • By providing this blueprint, the researchers hope to help fellow scientists verify the identity of terpene synthases in many more insects and start the process of understanding how those terpenes are being used. (sri.com)
  • The silk worm Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) was the first insect in which inherited sterility was reported. (wikipedia.org)
  • Whole genome sequencing by CDC's Dengue Branch later revealed that closely related DENV-3 strains not known to be circulating in the patient's travel region were identified in both patient A and pool A, suggesting local DENV transmission. (medscape.com)
  • Sequencing, assembly and comparative analysis of four spruce giga-genomes completed as part of the SpruceUp project, which aims to enhance the genomic knowledge and accelerate spruce breeding programs across the nation. (bcgsc.ca)
  • Flow cytometric analysis of DNA content was performed in 42 male insects. (cdc.gov)
  • Additionally, to improve our analysis and further enable future research, we generated a novel assembly of the red-tailed bumblebee genome. (uos.ac.uk)
  • Genome assembly of two nematode-resistant cotton lines (Gossypium hirsutum L. (usda.gov)
  • Miten Generating high-quality reference human genomes using Promethion nanopo. (slideshare.net)
  • See how the University of Washington used HiFi sequencing to uncover a key finding about ALS and the human genome. (pacb.com)
  • Together, we apply our knowledge to advance the global understanding of cancer and other diseases with an ultimate aim toward improving human health through disease prevention, the development of novel diagnostic strategies and by uncovering new therapeutic approaches, all the while helping the world to realize the social and economic benefits of genome research . (bcgsc.ca)
  • Caddisflies are a group of insects that have an aquatic larval stage, while the adults are terrestrial, winged, moth-like insects. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Stenopsyche caddisflies are the most commonly observed aquatic insect group in Japanese rivers and streams," explains co-author, Koji Tojo, a scientist from Shinshu University in Nagano, Japan, whose research interests include evolutionary biology and biodiversity. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Here, we report that the recently sequenced genome from the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum contains a gene coding for an oxytocin/vasopressin-like peptide, identical to the locust peptide, which we named inotocin (for insect oxytocin/vasopressin-like peptide) and a gene coding for an inotocin G protein-coupled. (lu.se)
  • Compared with the high radiation required to achieve full sterility in Lepidoptera, the lower dose of radiation used to induce F1 sterility increases the quality and competitiveness of the released insects as measured by improved dispersal after release, increased mating ability, and superior sperm competition. (wikipedia.org)
  • Just in the last handful of years, my collaborators and others discovered that insects actually have genes to encode for enzymes called terpene synthases, and that is the mouthpiece of this communication form," O'Maille said. (sri.com)
  • Our findings shed light on common patterns and reveal lineage-specific differences in content and evolution of TEs in insects. (nih.gov)
  • Transposable elements (TEs) are a major component of metazoan genomes and are associated with a variety of mechanisms that shape genome architecture and evolution. (nih.gov)
  • We propose that this gene from the symbiont contributed to initial pyrethroid resistance in insects harboring Asaia, also considering the widespread production of pyrethrins by several plants. (unipv.it)
  • These genomes may expedite the development of DNA markers that can be used to efficiently introduce nematode resistance into commercially valuable Upland lines. (usda.gov)
  • Therefore, DltX plays a direct role in the resistance to CAMPs, thus contributing to the survival of B. thuringiensis in insects. (frontiersin.org)