The Battle Against Flystrike - Past Research and New Prospects Through Genomics

Flystrike, or cutaneous myiasis, is caused by blow fly larvae of the genus Lucilia. This disease is a major problem in countries with large sheep populations. In Australia, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830) is the principal fly involved in flystrike. While much research has been conducted on L. cupr...

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Published inAdvances in parasitology Vol. 98; pp. 227 - 281
Main Authors Anstead, Clare A, Perry, Trent, Richards, Stephen, Korhonen, Pasi K, Young, Neil D, Bowles, Vernon M, Batterham, Philip, Gasser, Robin B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 2017
Subjects
Animals
Diptera - genetics
Genome, Insect
Host-Parasite Interactions
Insecticide Resistance - genetics
Insecticides - pharmacology
Myiasis - therapy
Sheep
Blow fly
Lucilia
Genome
Molecular biology
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Summary:Flystrike, or cutaneous myiasis, is caused by blow fly larvae of the genus Lucilia. This disease is a major problem in countries with large sheep populations. In Australia, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830) is the principal fly involved in flystrike. While much research has been conducted on L. cuprina, including physical, chemical, immunological, genetic and biological investigations, the molecular biology of this fly is still poorly understood. The recent sequencing, assembly and annotation of the draft genome and analyses of selected transcriptomes of L. cuprina have given a first global glimpse of its molecular biology and insights into host-fly interactions, insecticide resistance genes and intervention targets. The present article introduces L. cuprina, flystrike and associated issues, details past control efforts and research foci, reviews salient aspects of the L. cuprina genome project and discusses how the new genomic and transcriptomic resources for this fly might accelerate fundamental molecular research of L. cuprina towards developing new methods for the treatment and control of flystrike.
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ISSN:2163-6079
DOI:10.1016/bs.apar.2017.03.001