Cimex lectularius is a species of Cimicidae. Its primary hosts are humans, and it is one of the worlds major nuisance pests.

Host Genome

Scaffold
Genome ID Level BUSCO Assessment
GCA_000648675.3 Scaffold
C:98.9%[S:97.8%,D:1.1%],F:0.4%,M:0.7%,n:1367

Related Symbionts

6 records

Symbiont records associated with Cimex lectularius

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Wolbachia (wCle) provisions the bed bug with B vitamins, and its titer increases in relation to bed bug growth and development due to this nutritiona…

B vitamin supplementation
Wolbachia wCle

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Wolbachia wCle provides the nutritional obligatory service of supplying B vitamins to its host, Cimex lectularius.

B vitamin supplementation
wCle

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

wCle (Wolbachia) is essential for the host’s growth and reproduction via the provisioning of B vitamins.

B vitamin supplementation
Rickettsia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Rickettsia infection in female Cimex lectularius results in the production of fewer fertile eggs.

fertility
Wolbachia sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Wolbachia sp. provisions B vitamins to the host.

B vitamin supplementation
Rickettsia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Cimex lectularius

Run Platform Location Date BioProject

No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Cimex lectularius

Run Classification Platform Location Environment

No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

4 records

Research articles related to Cimex lectularius

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Poulain, M; Rosinski, E; Henri, H ... Zaidman-Rémy, A; Kremer, N
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2024
10.3389/fmicb.2024.1386458
Thongprem, P; Evison, SEF; Hurst, GDD; Otti, O
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2020
10.3389/fmicb.2020.608763
Fisher, ML; Watson, DW; Osborne, JA ... Breen, M; Schal, C
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2018
10.1038/s41598-018-29682-2
Nikoh, N; Hosokawa, T; Moriyama, M ... Hattori, M; Fukatsu, T
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2014
10.1073/pnas.1409284111