A chromosome-level assembly of the cat flea genome uncovers rampant gene duplication and genome size plasticity
Timothy Driscoll, Victoria I. Verhoeve, Joseph J. Gillespie, J. Spencer Johnston, Mark L. Guillotte, Kristen E. Rennoll-Bankert, Mohammad Sayeedur Rahman, Darren E. Hagen, Christine G. Elsik, Kevin R. Macaluso, Abdu F. Azad
The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of the cat flea, revealing extensive gene duplication and genome size variation, along with novel Wolbachia strains.
BMC Biology · Jun 19, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics