First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background: At the time of publication, the most devastating desert locust crisis in decades is affecting East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and South-West Asia. The situation is extremely alarming in East Africa, where Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia face an unprecedented threat to food security and li...

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Main Authors: Heleen Verlinden, Lieven Sterck, Jia Li, Zhen Li, Anna Yssel, Yannick Gansemans, Rik Verdonck, Michiel Holtof, Hojun Song, Spencer T. Behmer, Gregory A. Sword, Tom Matheson, Swidbert R. Ott, Dieter Deforce, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Yves Van de Peer, Jozef Vanden Broeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2021-05-01
Series:F1000Research
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/9-775/v2