Lucilia cuprina genome unlocks parasitic fly biology to underpin future interventions [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2015 AbstractLucilia cuprina is a parasitic fly of major economic importance worldwide. Larvae of this fly invade their animal host, feed on tissues and excretions and progressively cause severe skin disease (myiasis). Here we report the sequence and annotation of the 458-megabase draft genome of Lucilia cuprina.
Clare A Anstead +2 more
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Genetic and behavioral analyses suggest that larval and adult stages of Lucilia cuprina employ different sensory systems to detect rotten beef [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground The blowfly Lucilia cuprina is a destructive parasite of sheep that causes flystrike or myiasis. Larvae consume the animal’s living flesh, producing large wounds that can lead to death. The main aim of this study was to identify genes that may
Juan P. Wulff +2 more
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Using Moderate Transgene Expression to Improve the Genetic Sexing System of the Australian Sheep Blow Fly Lucilia cuprina [PDF]
Insects, 2020 The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a promising strategy to control the Australian sheep blow fly Lucilia cuprina, a major pest of sheep. We have previously developed a transgenic embryonic sexing system (TESS) for this pest to facilitate the potential
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Major SCP/TAPS protein expansion in Lucilia cuprina is associated with novel tandem array organisation and domain architecture [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Larvae of the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, parasitise sheep by feeding on skin excretions, dermal tissue and blood, causing severe damage known as flystrike or myiasis. Recent advances in -omic technologies and bioinformatic data
Yair D. J. Prawer +9 more
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Insecticidal activities of histone deacetylase inhibitors against a dipteran parasite of sheep, Lucilia cuprina [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2017 Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) are being investigated for the control of various human parasites. Here we investigate their potential as insecticides for the control of a major ecto-parasite of sheep, the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina.
Neil H. Bagnall +6 more
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Histone deacetylase enzymes as drug targets for the control of the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2015 The Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, is an ecto-parasite that causes significant economic losses in the sheep industry. Emerging resistance to insecticides used to protect sheep from this parasite is driving the search for new drugs that act ...
Andrew C. Kotze +7 more
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Composition of Necrophagous Insect Assemblages in Altitudinal Gradient of Central Chile [PDF]
InsectsThis study evaluated whether necrophagous arthropod assemblages, with emphasis on Calliphoridae (Diptera), differ among three sites in central Chile: Coastal (50 masl), Pre-mountain range (1000 masl), and High Andean (1800 masl).
Melissa Marzolo Bown +3 more
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A transgenic embryonic sexing system for the Australian sheep blow fly Lucilia cuprina [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2015 Ying Yan, Maxwell J Scott
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Building early-larval sexing systems for genetic control of the Australian sheep blow fly Lucilia cuprina using two constitutive promoters [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Ying Yan, Maxwell J Scott
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Dosage Compensation of X-Linked Muller Element F Genes but Not X-Linked Transgenes in the Australian Sheep Blowfly. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 In most animals that have X and Y sex chromosomes, chromosome-wide mechanisms are used to balance X-linked gene expression in males and females. In the fly Drosophila melanogaster, the dosage compensation mechanism also generally extends to X-linked ...
Rebecca J Linger +2 more
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