F1000Research (Dec 2024)
A new genome sequence resource for five invasive fruit flies of agricultural concern: Ceratitis capitata, C. quilicii, C. rosa, Zeugodacus cucurbitae and Bactrocera zonata (Diptera, Tephritidae) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
- Massimiliano Virgilio,
- Marc De Meyer,
- Hélène Delatte,
- Corentin Gledel,
- Aruna Manrakhan,
- Pia Addison,
- Jacqueline Bakengesa,
- Jenipher Tairo,
- Abdul Kudra,
- Majubwa Ramadhani,
- Maulid Mwatawala,
- Luis Bota,
- Laura Canhanga,
- Domingos Cugala,
- Maxi Snyman,
- Minette Karsten,
- John S. Terblanche,
- Lore Esselens,
- Sam Vanbergen,
- Pablo Deschepper
Affiliations
- Massimiliano Virgilio
- Biology department, invertebrates section, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
- Marc De Meyer
- Biology department, invertebrates section, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
- Hélène Delatte
- CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, 97410, France
- Corentin Gledel
- CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, 97410, France
- Aruna Manrakhan
- Stellenbosch University Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, maiteland, South Africa
- Pia Addison
- ORCiD
- Stellenbosch University Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, maiteland, South Africa
- Jacqueline Bakengesa
- Department of Biology, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
- Jenipher Tairo
- Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
- Abdul Kudra
- Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
- Majubwa Ramadhani
- Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
- Maulid Mwatawala
- Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
- Luis Bota
- Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Food Security, National Fruit Fly Laboratory, Chimoio, Manica, Mozambique
- Laura Canhanga
- University of Eduardo Mondlane College of Agriculture and Forestry, Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique
- Domingos Cugala
- University of Eduardo Mondlane College of Agriculture and Forestry, Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique
- Maxi Snyman
- Stellenbosch University Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, maiteland, South Africa
- Minette Karsten
- Stellenbosch University Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, maiteland, South Africa
- John S. Terblanche
- ORCiD
- Stellenbosch University Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, maiteland, South Africa
- Lore Esselens
- Biology department, invertebrates section, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
- Sam Vanbergen
- Biology department, invertebrates section, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
- Pablo Deschepper
- ORCiD
- Biology department, invertebrates section, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13
Abstract
Here, we present novel high quality genome assemblies for five invasive tephritid species of agricultural concern: Ceratitis capitata, C. quilicii, C. rosa, Zeugodacus cucurbitae and Bactrocera zonata (read depths between 65 and 78x). Three assemblies (C. capitata, C. quilicii and Z. cucurbitae) were scaffolded with chromosome conformation data and annotated using RNAseq reads. For some species this is the first reference genome available (B. zonata, C. quilicii and C. rosa), for others we have published improved annotated genomes (C. capitata and Z. cucurbitae). Together, the new references provide an important resource to advance research on genetic techniques for population control, develop rapid species identification methods, and explore eco-evolutionary studies.
