The genome sequence of the kissing bug, Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: We present a genome assembly from an individual male Triatoma infestans (kissing bug; Arthropoda; Insecta; Hemiptera; Reduviidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 1 411.12 megabases and 1 199.34 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (84.29%) is scaffolded into 12 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 17.05 kilobases.
Source: Wellcome Open Research
Authors: Antonella Bacigalupo, Esteban San Juan, Carla Ponce-Revello, Martin S. Llewellyn, José A. Segura, Alonso Parra, Luis E. Castañeda, Carezza Botto-Mahan, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective, Mark L. Blaxter
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,128
Funder: Wellcome Trust
OpenAlex ID: W4417496815