De novo genome assembly of the invasive mosquito species Aedes japonicus and Aedes koreicus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, two invasive Aedes mosquito species, Ae. japonicus and Ae. koreicus, are circulating in several European countries posing potential health risks to humans and animals. Vector control is the main option to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, and an accurate genome sequence of these mosquitoes is essential to better understand their biology and to develop effective control strategies.

Methods

A de novo genome assembly of Ae. japonicus (Ajap1) and Ae. koreicus (Akor1) has been produced based on a hybrid approach that combines Oxford Nanopore long-read and Illumina short-read data. Their quality was ascertained using various metrics. Masking of repetitive elements, gene prediction and functional annotation was performed.

Results

Sequence analysis reveale

SUBMITTER: Catapano PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10658958 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature