The draft genome dataset of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blattidae: Blattinae)

Marcellinus Isaac Stia Dominic; Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2023.109301

The draft genome dataset of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blattidae: Blattinae)

Data Brief. 2023 Jun 7:49:109301. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109301. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Authors

Marcellinus Isaac Stia Dominic¹, Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Household & Structural Urban Entomology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia.
² Centre for Insect Systematics (CIS), Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Malaysia.

Abstract

Periplaneta americana is a cosmopolitan pest cockroach endemic to tropical and subtropical climates. It occurs frequently in urban sewer and wastewater system and transit in human proximities, spreading pathogens that causes serious public health concerns such as asthma, allergies, and others. By using the Next-generation Sequencing (NGS) known as Illumina NovaSeq 6000, this article documents for the draft genome data set of P. americana collected in Penang Island, Malaysia. This article displays the pair-end 150 bp genome dataset and results on the sequence quality. This genome dataset presents the information for further understanding of P. americana populations at molecular level and the opportunity to develop effective control and management strategies for the species. This dataset is available under Sequence Read Archive (SRA) databases with the SRR23867103.

Keywords: American cockroach; Genomic DNA; Periplaneta americana; Whole-genome sequencing.