Acarus siro
TaxID: 66546
Basic Information
Acarus siro
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The flour mite, Acarus siro, a pest of stored grains and animal feedstuffs, is one of many species of grain and flour mites. An older name for the species is Tyroglyphus farinae. The flour mite, which is pale greyish white in colour with pink legs, is the most common species of mite in foodstuffs. The males are from 0.33–0.43 millimetres (0.013–0.017 in) long and the female is from 0.36–0.66 mm (0.014–0.026 in) long. The flour mites are found in grain and may become exceedingly abundant in poorly stored material. The female produces large clutches of eggs and the life cycle takes just over two weeks. The cast skins and dead bodies can form a fluffy brown material that accumulates under sacks on the warehouse floor. Flour mites that contaminate grains, flour and animal feedstuffs, create allergens in the dust produced, and also transfer pathogenic microorganisms. Foodstuffs acquire a sickly sweet smell and an unpalatable taste. When fed infested feeds, animals show reduced feed intake, diarrhea, inflammation of the small intestine, and impaired growth. Pigs have their live-weight gain, feed-to-gain ratio, and nitrogen retention markedly reduced by infested feeds. Flour mites are intentionally inoculated into Mimolette cheese to improve the flavor. When used for this purpose, they may be referred to as "cheese mites". The mites sometimes bite humans, which can cause an allergic reaction known as Baker's itch.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Acaridae
Acarus
Acarus siro
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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Arachnida;o__Sarcoptiformes;f__Acaridae;g__Acarus;s__Acarus siro
Arthropods
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Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
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No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (3 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
Distribution (0 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
No distribution records available.
Genomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR16572887 | whole body homogenates | - | - | 47597 | Czech Republic: Prague | |
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PRJNA774490 SRX12774949 SRP343119 insect 16S_RNA_sequencing_microbiome_Acarus_siro PCR amplification with Fluidigm Access Array for Illumina primers 30_adults {'age': 'adults', 'breed': '6L', 'tissue': 'whole body homogenates', 'isolate': '30_adults', 'replicates': 'replicate-3', 'collected_by': 'Marta Nesvorna', 'geo_loc_name': 'Czech Republic: Prague', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2020', 'isolation_source': 'PM0.001'} |
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| SRR16572886 | whole body homogenates | - | - | 43401 | Czech Republic: Prague | |
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PRJNA774490 SRX12774950 SRP343119 insect 16S_RNA_sequencing_microbiome_Acarus_siro PCR amplification with Fluidigm Access Array for Illumina primers 30_adults {'age': 'adults', 'breed': '6L', 'tissue': 'whole body homogenates', 'isolate': '30_adults', 'replicates': 'replicate-4', 'collected_by': 'Marta Nesvorna', 'geo_loc_name': 'Czech Republic: Prague', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2020', 'isolation_source': 'PM0.001'} |
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| SRR27926484 | whole body | adults/juveniles | - | 35964812 | Czech Republic | |
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PRJNA1074947 SRX23583611 SRP489082 insect Transcriptome of Acarus siro RNA samples were resuspended in 30ul water and 700ng RNA samples were used for rRNA removal by using Ribo-Zero Plus rRNA Depletion Kit. rRNA depleted samples were used for library preparation using the KAPA mRNA HyperPrep Kits, the final concentration of all the libraries were measured and the average library size was determined. The libraries were then pooled in equimolar ratios of 0.6nM, and sequenced paired end for 500 cycles. Zloneves {'age': '2 months old culture', 'tissue': 'whole body', 'isolate': 'Zloneves', 'dev_stage': 'adults/juveniles', 'collected_by': 'Marta Nesvorna', 'geo_loc_name': 'Czech Republic', 'identified_by': 'Marta Nesvorna', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2023', 'isolation_source': '1000 individuals', 'biomaterial_provider': 'Marta Nesvorna'} |
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DNA Barcodes (5 records)
View allData source: BOLD.
| Process ID | BIN | Marker | Length | Country | Date | Lat/Lon | Sequence |
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| GBAAX62654-24 | - | COI-5P | 334 | Brazil | - | -22.587221, -46.176388 | |
| GACAC6062-19 | BOLD:ADX7841 | COI-5P | 1238 | United States | 2001-09-03 | 44.167, -85.9717 | |
| GACAC6061-19 | - | COI-3P | 279 | South Korea | 2014-02-18 | 36.402386, 127.762245 | |
| GACAC6060-19 | - | COI-3P | 378 | - | - | - | |
| GACAC6059-19 | - | COI-3P | 378 | - | - | - |
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