Antheraea assamensis, known as the muga silkworm as a larva and Assam silk moth as an adult, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Johann Wilhelm Helfer in 1837. It is found in Assam in northeast India where 99% of its production occurs.

Host Genome

Contig
Genome ID Level BUSCO Assessment
GCA_035772565.1 Contig
C:99.93%[S:98.39%,D:1.54%],F:0.07%,M:0.00%,n:1367

Related Symbionts

1 records

Symbiont records associated with Antheraea assamensis

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Bacteria

Bacillus pumilus MGB05 possesses cellulolytic activity and antimicrobial activity against silkworm pathogens.

cellulose hydrolysis antimicrobial activity
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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Antheraea assamensis

Run Platform Location Date BioProject

No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

2 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Antheraea assamensis

Run Classification Platform Location Environment
16S
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India
Silkowrm
16S
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India
Silkowrm

Related Articles

1 records

Research articles related to Antheraea assamensis

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Bhuyan, Pinky Moni; Sandilya, Sosanka Protim; Nath, Pranab Kumar ... Kardong, Devid; Gogoi, Dip Kumar
Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology
2018
10.1016/j.aspen.2018.08.004