High-quality draft genome sequence of Babesia divergens, the etiological agent of cattle and human babesiosis.

Authors: Cuesta, Isabel and González, Luis M and Estrada, Karel and Grande, Ricardo and Zaballos, Angel and Lobo, Cheryl A and Barrera, Jorge and Sanchez-Flores, Alejandro and Montero, Estrella

Babesia divergens causes significant morbidity and mortality in cattle and splenectomized or immunocompromised individuals. Here, we present a 10.7-Mb high-quality draft genome of this parasite close to chromosome resolution that will enable comparative genome analyses and synteny studies among related parasites. Copyright © 2014 Cuesta et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01194-14
Year: 2014

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