The complete genome sequence of Eimeria tenella (Tyzzer 1929), a common gut parasite of chickens
Eerik Aunin, Ulrike Böhme, Damer P. Blake, Alexander Dove, Michelle Smith, Craig Corton, Karen Oliver, Emma Betteridge, Michael A. Quail, Shane McCarthy, Jonathan Wood, Alan Tracey, James Torrance, Ying Sims, Kerstin Howe, Richard Challis, Matthew Berriman, Adam J. Reid
Abstract
<ns4:p> We present a genome assembly from a clonal population of <ns4:italic>Eimeria tenella</ns4:italic> Houghton parasites <ns4:italic/> (Apicomplexa; Conoidasida; Eucoccidiorida; Eimeriidae). The genome sequence is 53.25 megabases in span. The entire assembly is scaffolded into 15 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with complete mitochondrion and apicoplast organellar genomes also present. </ns4:p>
Topics & Concepts
EimeriaBiologyWhole genome sequencingParasite hostingGenomeSequence (biology)GeneticsComputational biologyVirologyGeneComputer scienceWorld Wide WebCoccidia and coccidiosis researchAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyParasitic Infections and Diagnostics