A chromosome-level genome of the booklouse, Liposcelis brunnea, provides insight into louse evolution and environmental stress adaptation.

Shi-Qian FengGeorge OpitWenxin DengVaclav Stejskal Zhi-Hong Li

Published in: GigaScience (2022)

We present a chromosome-level genome assembly of L. brunnea, the first genome reported for the order Psocoptera. Our analyses provide new insights into the gene family evolution of the louse clade and the transcriptomic responses of booklice to environmental stresses.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
human health
single cell
risk assessment
rna seq
climate change
stress induced
heat stress