author keywords: Cochliomyia hominivorax; HiC genome; chromosomal assembly; Calliphoridae; ectoparasite

MeSH headings : Animals; Male; Female; Cattle; Calliphoridae; Drosophila melanogaster; Myiasis / veterinary; Screw Worm Infection / veterinary; Chromosomes

TL;DR: A chromosome-scale assembly of C. hominivorax’s genome is presented, organized in 6 chromosome-length and 515 unplaced scaffolds spanning 534 Mb, to provide a basis for future studies aiming at understanding the biology and evolution of this devastating obligate parasite. (via Semantic Scholar)