Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Genome assembly and geospatial phylogenomics of the bed bug Cimex lectularius

  • Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld,
  • Darryl Reeves,
  • Mercer R. Brugler,
  • Apurva Narechania,
  • Sabrina Simon,
  • Russell Durrett,
  • Jonathan Foox,
  • Kevin Shianna,
  • Michael C. Schatz,
  • Jorge Gandara,
  • Ebrahim Afshinnekoo,
  • Ernest T. Lam,
  • Alex R. Hastie,
  • Saki Chan,
  • Han Cao,
  • Michael Saghbini,
  • Alex Kentsis,
  • Paul J. Planet,
  • Vladyslav Kholodovych,
  • Michael Tessler,
  • Richard Baker,
  • Rob DeSalle,
  • Louis N. Sorkin,
  • Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis,
  • Mark E. Siddall,
  • George Amato,
  • Christopher E. Mason

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10164
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The common bedbug is a pest for humans, yet its molecular biology is poorly understood. Here, the authors sequence the common bedbug genome and profile gene expression across all life stages to show major changes in gene expression after feeding on human blood.