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Satellitome Analysis of Rhodnius prolixus, One of the Main Chagas Disease Vector Species
3 Jun 2021
Abstract excerpt
The triatomine Rhodnius prolixus is the main vector of Chagas disease in countries such as Colombia and Venezuela, and the first kissing bug whose genome has been sequenced and assembled. In the repetitive genome fraction (repeatome) of this species, the transposable elements represented 19% of R. prolixus genome, being mostly DNA transposon (Class II elements). However, scarce information has been published...
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