Title |
Genome of the house fly, Musca domestica L., a global vector of diseases with adaptations to a septic environment
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Published in |
Genome Biology, October 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/s13059-014-0466-3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Jeffrey G Scott, Wesley C Warren, Leo W Beukeboom, Daniel Bopp, Andrew G Clark, Sarah D Giers, Monika Hediger, Andrew K Jones, Shinji Kasai, Cheryl A Leichter, Ming Li, Richard P Meisel, Patrick Minx, Terence D Murphy, David R Nelson, William R Reid, Frank D Rinkevich, Hugh M Robertson, Timothy B Sackton, David B Sattelle, Francoise Thibaud-Nissen, Chad Tomlinson, Louis van de Zande, Kimberly KO Walden, Richard K Wilson, Nannan Liu |
Abstract |
Adult house flies, Musca domestica L., are mechanical vectors of more than 100 devastating diseases that have severe consequences for human and animal health. House fly larvae play a vital role as decomposers of animal wastes, and thus live in intimate association with many animal pathogens. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 10 | 23% |
United States | 6 | 14% |
France | 2 | 5% |
Ghana | 1 | 2% |
Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
Finland | 1 | 2% |
India | 1 | 2% |
Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 2% |
Argentina | 1 | 2% |
Other | 3 | 7% |
Unknown | 17 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 22 | 50% |
Scientists | 19 | 43% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 3 | 1% |
Portugal | 2 | <1% |
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Chile | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Japan | 1 | <1% |
Other | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 234 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 48 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 46 | 19% |
Student > Master | 30 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 30 | 12% |
Professor | 9 | 4% |
Other | 31 | 13% |
Unknown | 54 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 104 | 42% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 51 | 21% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 3% |
Chemistry | 5 | 2% |
Environmental Science | 5 | 2% |
Other | 18 | 7% |
Unknown | 58 | 23% |