High-Quality Draft Genome Sequence of Babesia Divergens, the Etiological Agent of Cattle and Human Babesiosis

Overview

Journal Genome Announc

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Date 2014 Nov 15

PMID 25395649

Citations 18

Authors

Isabel Cuesta

Luis M Gonzalez

Karel Estrada

Ricardo Grande

Angel Zaballos

Cheryl A Lobo

Jorge Barrera

Alejandro Sanchez-Flores

Estrella Montero

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Abstract

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.

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