Qing Xiong, Angel Tsz-Yau Wan, Xiaoyu Liu, Cathy Sin-Hang Fung, Xiaojun Xiao, Nat Malainual, Jinpao Hou, Lingyi Wang, Mingqiang Wang, Kevin Yi Yang, Yubao Cui, Elaine Lai-Han Leung, Wenyan Nong, Soo-Kyung Shin, Shannon Wing-Ngor Au, Kyoung Yong Jeong, Fook-Tim Chew, Jerome Ho-Lam Hui, Ting-Fan Leung, Anchalee Tungtrongchitr, Nanshan Zhong, Zhigang Liu, Stephen Kwok-Wing Tsui
Highly diversified astigmatic mites comprise many medically important human household pests such as house dust mites causing approximately 1-2% of all allergic diseases globally; however, their evolutionary origin and diverse lifestyles including reversible parasitism have not been illustrated at the genomic level, which hampers allergy prevention and our exploration of these household pests. Using six high-quality assembled and annotated genomes, this study not only refuted the monophyly of mites and ticks, but also thoroughly explored the divergence of Acariformes and the diversification of astigmatic mites...
May 10, 2022: Molecular Biology and Evolution