Dermacentor niveus nymphs
Twenty one D. niveus nymphs were used to construct one small RNA sequencing (sRNA-seq) library, which was sequenced using 50-bp single-end strategy on the Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform. This sRNA-seq library was constructed following the protocols in Z. Chen, Y. Sun, X. Yang, Z. Wu, K. Guo, et al., Two featured series of rRNA-derived RNA fragments (rRFs) constitute a novel class of small RNAs. Plos One, 2017. 12(4): p. e0176458.