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Research Project: Genomics of Livestock Pests

Location: Livestock Arthropod Pests Research

Title: The mitochondrial genome of a Texas outbreak strain of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, derived from whole genome sequencing Pacific Biosciences and Illumina reads

Author
item MCCOOKE, J - Murdoch University
item BELLGARD, M - Murdoch University
item BARRERO, R - Murdoch University
item Guerrero, Felicito

Submitted to: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/13/2014
Publication Date: 11/13/2015
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/61819
Citation: Mccooke, J.K., Bellgard, M.I., Barrero, R.A., Guerrero, F. 2014. The mitochondrial genome of a Texas outbreak strain of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, derived from whole genome sequencing Pacific Biosciences and Illumina reads. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Accession Number KP143546.

Interpretive Summary: The cattle fever tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most significant medical veterinary pests in the world, vectoring several serious livestock diseases negatively impacting agricultural economies of tropical and subtropical countries around the world. We assembled the complete R. microplus mitochondrial genome from Illumina and Pac Bio sequencing reads obtained from the ongoing R. microplus (Deutsch strain from Texas, USA) genome sequencing project. The sequence has been submitted and published under NCBI GenBank Accession Number KP143546. USDA is an equal opportunity employer.

Technical Abstract: The cattle fever tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most significant medical veterinary pests in the world, vectoring several serious livestock diseases negatively impacting agricultural economies of tropical and subtropical countries around the world. We assembled the complete R. microplus mitochondrial genome from Illumina and Pac Bio sequencing reads obtained from the ongoing R. microplus (Deutsch strain from Texas, USA) genome sequencing project. The sequence has been submitted and published under NCBI GenBank Accession Number KP143546. USDA is an equal opportunity employer.