Yamashita Tsunemi, Rhoads Douglas D, Pummill Jeff
Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR 72801
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR 72701.
G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Apr 9;9(4):993-997. doi: 10.1534/g3.118.200858.
Arthropod are little known endosymbionts in insects, primarily known as plant disease vectors. in other arthropods such as arachnids are unknown. We report the first complete genome sequenced, identified, and annotated from a scorpion, , and designate it as We find the genome is at least a 683,827 bp single circular chromosome with a GC content of 42.7% and with 987 protein-coding genes. The putative virulence determinants include 11 genes associated with the virulence operon associated with protein synthesis or DNA transcription and ten genes with antibiotic and toxic compound resistance. Comparative analysis revealed that the genome is smaller than other genomes and exhibits a higher GC content. Phylogenetic analysis shows as part of the Hominis group of As arthropod genomes accumulate, further novel genomes may be identified and characterized.
节肢动物是昆虫中鲜为人知的内共生体，主要作为植物病害传播媒介为人所知。在其他节肢动物如蛛形纲动物中则不为人知。我们报告了首个从蝎子中测序、鉴定和注释的完整基因组，并将其命名为 。我们发现该基因组至少是一条683,827碱基对的单环状染色体，GC含量为42.7%，有987个蛋白质编码基因。推定的毒力决定因素包括11个与蛋白质合成或DNA转录相关的毒力操纵子相关基因以及10个具有抗生素和有毒化合物抗性的基因。比较分析表明，该基因组比其他 基因组小，且GC含量更高。系统发育分析显示 属于 的人科动物组。随着节肢动物基因组的积累，可能会鉴定和表征更多新的 基因组。
