The first genome assembly of the amphibian nematode parasite (Aplectana chamaeleonis)

Autor: Lei Han, Tianlu Liu, Fengping He, Zhijun Hou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: GigaByte (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2709-4715
DOI: 10.46471/gigabyte.79
Popis: Cosmocercoid nematodes are common parasites of the digestive tract of amphibians. Genomic resources are important for understanding the evolution of a species and the molecular mechanisms of parasite adaptation. So far, no genome resource of Cosmocercoid has been reported. In 2020, a massive Cosmocercoid infection was found in the small intestine of a toad, causing severe intestinal blockage. We morphologically identified this parasite as A. chamaeleonis. Here, we report the first A. chamaeleonis genome with a genome size of 1.04 Gb. The repeat content of this A. chamaeleonis genome is 72.45%, and the total length is 751 Mb. This resource is fundamental for understanding the evolution of Cosmocercoid and provides the molecular basis for Cosmocercoid infection and control.
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