Database Description
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Database name
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ClEST
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Alternative name
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Cimex lectularius EST |
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DOI
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10.18908/lsdba.nbdc01137-000 |
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Creator
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Creator Name
Minoru Moriyama*
Creator Affiliation
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
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Contact address
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Symbiotic Evolution and Biological Functions Research Group, Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
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Database classification
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Nucleotide Sequence Databases |
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Organism
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Database description
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Expressed sequence tags (EST) database of unique organs and whole bodies of the bedbug, Cimex lectularius |
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Features and manner of utilization of database
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The bedbug Cimex lectularius is a blood-feeding exoparasite of humans and other warm-blooded animals. They have unique biological traits including the obligate nutritional mutualism with a Wolbachia endosymbiont, and the peculiar mating habit called traumatic insemination. The novel insect organs, the bacteriome for endosymbiosis and the spermalege for traumatic insemination, have evolved in the bedbug lineage. This database includes transcriptome of these unique organs, and can offer the basic information for evolutionary biology and medical and hygienic applications. |
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License
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CC BY-SA Detail |
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Background and funding
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Name
The Program for Promotion of Basic and Applied Research for Innovations in Bio-oriented Industry (BRAIN).
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Reference(s)
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Article title
Comparative transcriptomics of the bacteriome and spermalege of the bedbug Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)
Author name(s)
Minoru Moriyama, Ryuichi Koga, Takahiro Hosokawa, Naruo Nikoh, Ryo Futahashi, Takema Fukatsu
Journal
Appl Entomol Zool. 2012 Aug; 47(3):233-243.
External Links
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Operation start date
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Last update date
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URL of the portal site
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http://staff.aist.go.jp/t-fukatsu/BRAINHome.html |
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Whole data download
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Referenced database
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Entry list
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Not available |
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Query search
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Web services
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URL of Web services
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Need for user registration
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