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VectorBase

VectorBase is a NIAID-funded Bioinformatics Resource Center focused on the invertebrate vectors of human pathogens. VectorBase works with the sequencing centres and the research community to provide genome annotation for a number of vector genomes. We participate in the VectorBase consortium and represent a number of genomes annotated by VectorBase within Ensembl Genomes.

Species covered by VectorBase in Ensembl Metazoa

Species Strain
Aedes aegypti LVP_AGWG
Anopheles darlingi Coari
Anopheles gambiae PEST
Culex quinquefasciatus JHB
Ixodes scapularis ISE6
Pediculus humanus USDA
Rhodnius_prolixus CDC

Contact

More information about VectorBase species, including detailed descriptions of the isolates used for genomic sequencing, is available in the VectorBase Help pages.