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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Chromosome-Level Genome of Simulium vittatum Links Black Fly Cytogenetics to Genome Organization and Evolution.

Erika Nishiduka, Tom Hill, Stephen Lu, Brian Bonilla, Elverson Melo, Lilian Caesar, Gabriel da Luz Wallau, Paola Valenzuela-Leon, Lucas Tirloni, Osvaldo Marinotti and 1 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Erika NishidukaLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4091-1170
Tom HillIntegrated Data Sciences Section, Research Technology Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4661-6391
Stephen LuLaboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6893-3710
Brian BonillaLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4067-7476
Elverson MeloDepartment of Entomology and Bioinformatics Core, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz/PE), Recife, PE 50740-645, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3012-2503
Lilian CaesarSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9527-9125
Gabriel da Luz WallauDepartment of Entomology and Bioinformatics Core, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz/PE), Recife, PE 50740-645, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1419-5713
Paola Valenzuela-LeonLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5740-5178
Lucas TirloniLaboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4582-7100
Osvaldo MarinottiField Museum, Chicago, IL 60605, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7173-7160
Eric CalvoLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7880-2730

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are important vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health, yet the absence of a chromosome-level nuclear reference genome has constrained molecular and evolutionary studies of the family. Here, we present the first chromosome-level nuclear genome and a developmental transcriptomic resource for the long-established IS-7 laboratory lineage of

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black fly genomicsCulicomorphahematophagypolytene chromosomesSimuliidaestructural variationtranscriptomicstransposable elements

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PMID42817955
PMCPMC13622007

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