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Contents 1 Ixodes scapularis 2 Source of the Wikel strain used in sequencing 3 Genome 4 BACs 5 References 6 Links to VectorBase site

[edit] Ixodes scapularis

Ixodes scapularis is a hard-bodied tick vector for several diseases of animals and humans especially Lyme disease.

[edit] Source of the Wikel strain used in sequencing

The Ixodes scapularis Wikel colony was established by Dr. S. Wikel (University of Connecticut Health Center) in 1996 using approximately 30 pairs of field collected adult male and female ticks from New York, Oklahoma and a Lyme disease endemic area of Connecticut. The colony has been continuously in-bred for approximatley twelve generations since establishment and has not been supplemented with field collected material. The colony is known to be a competent vector of various Borrelia burgdorferi (strains B31 and 297) and Babesia microti isolates. Dr. D. Sonenshine at Old Dominion University also maintains a satellite colony of the Wikel strain.

[edit] Genome

The Ixodes scapularis Wikel genome is approximately 2.3 Gb in length with a GC content of 45.2%.

[edit] BACs

Forty-five BAC clones from a 10X Ixodes scapularis BAC library have also beensequenced and assembled. The assembled BAC sequences are available at GenBank under accession ranges: AC192414-AC192429, AC192742-AC192744, AC200531, and AC205630-AC205654

[edit] References

[edit] Links to VectorBase site