The genome of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, reveals potential mechanisms underlying reproduction, host interactions, and novel targets for pest control.
Pia Untalan OlafsonSerap AksoyGeoffrey M AttardoGreta BuckmeierXiaoting ChenCraig J CoatesMegan DavisJustin DykemaScott J EmrichMarkus FriedrichChristopher J HolmesPanagiotis IoannidisEvan N JansenEmily C JenningsDaniel LawsonEllen O MartinsonGareth L MaslenRichard P MeiselTerence D MurphyDana NayduchDavid R NelsonKennan J OyenTyler J RaszickJosé M C RibeiroHugh M RobertsonAndrew J RosendaleTimothy B SacktonPerot SaelaoSonja L SwigerSing-Hoi SzeAaron M TaroneDavid B TaylorWesley C WarrenRobert M WaterhouseMatthew T WeirauchJohn H WerrenRichard K WilsonEvgeny M ZdobnovJoshua B BenoitPublished in: BMC biology (2021)
The combined sequencing, assembly, and curation of the male stable fly genome followed by RNA-Seq and downstream analyses provide insights necessary to understand the biology of this important pest. These resources and new data will provide the groundwork for expanding the tools available to control stable fly infestations. The close relationship of Stomoxys to other blood-feeding (horn flies and Glossina) and non-blood-feeding flies (house flies, medflies, Drosophila) will facilitate understanding of the evolutionary processes associated with development of blood feeding among the Cyclorrhapha.