Author:
McCann Kirsty,Grant Warwick,Doyle Stephen R.
Abstract
We present a genome assembly and annotation of an individual female Cercopithifilaria johnstoni, a parasitic filarial nematode that is transmitted by hard ticks (Ixodidae) to infect a broad range of native Australian murid and marsupial hosts. The genome sequence is 76.9 Mbp in length, and although in draft form (N50 = 99 kbp, N50[n] = 232), is largely complete based on universally conserved orthologs (BUSCOs; genome = 94.9%, protein = 96.5%) and relative to other related filarial species. These data represent the first genomic resources for the genus Cercopithifilaria, a group of parasites with a broad host range, and form the basis for comparative analysis with the human-infective parasite, Onchocerca volvulus, both of which are responsible for similar eye and skin pathologies in their respective hosts.
Funder
Wellcome Trust
La Trobe University
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Illumina
UK Research and Innovation
Subject
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine (miscellaneous)
Cited by
3 articles.
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