Improved, reference quality genome sequence of the plastic-degrading greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella

Reginald Young; Khandaker Asif Ahmed; Leon Court; Cynthia Castro-Vargas; Anna Marcora; Joseph Boctor; Cate Paull; Gene Wijffels; Rahul Rane; Owain Edwards; Tom Walsh; Gunjan Pandey

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Improved, reference quality genome sequence of the plastic-degrading greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella

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Improved, reference quality genome sequence of the plastic-degrading greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella

Reginald Young, Khandaker Asif Ahmed, Leon Court, Cynthia Castro-Vargas, Anna Marcora, Joseph Boctor, Cate Paull, Gene Wijffels, Rahul Rane, Owain Edwards, …

G3 : genes - genomes - genetics, Vol.14(6), jkae070

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae070

PMID: 38564250

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Abstract

secretory proteins

bioremediation

plastic degradation

wax moth

genome assembly

polyethylene

Galleria mellonella is a pest of honeybees in many countries because its larvae feed on beeswax. However, G. mellonella larvae can also eat various plastics, including polyethylene, polystyrene and polypropylene, so the species is garnering increasing interest as a tool for plastic biodegradation research. This paper presents an improved genome (99.3% completed lepidoptera_odb10 BUSCO; genome mode) for G. mellonella. This 472 Mb genome is in 221 contigs with an N50 of 6.4 MB and contains 13,604 protein-coding genes. Genes that code for known and putative polyethylene-degrading enzymes and their similarity to proteins found in other Lepidoptera are highlighted. An analysis of secretory proteins more likely to be involved in the plastic catabolic process has also been carried out.

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Title: Improved, reference quality genome sequence of the plastic-degrading greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella
Authors/Creators: Reginald Young - ACT
Khandaker Asif Ahmed - Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
Leon Court - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Cynthia Castro-Vargas - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Anna Marcora - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Joseph Boctor - Murdoch University
Cate Paull - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Gene Wijffels - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Rahul Rane - CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
Owain Edwards - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Tom Walsh - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Gunjan Pandey - ACT
Publication Details: G3 : genes - genomes - genetics, Vol.14(6), jkae070
Publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of The Genetics Society of America.
Identifiers: 991005656564407891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University; Food Futures Institute
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.60 Herbicides, Pesticides & Ground Poisoning; 3.60.2078 Microplastics
Web Of Science research areas: Genetics & Heredity
ESI research areas: Molecular Biology & Genetics