Assembled Genome of an Ethiopian Isolate Generated Using GridION Long-read Technology

Overview

Journal Microbiol Resour Announc

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2024 Sep 16

PMID 39283158

Authors

Francisco Callejas-Hernandez

Maria Nikulkova

Nicole Adamski

Guiyun Yan

Delenasaw Yewhalaw

Jane M Carlton

Affiliations

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Abstract

causes ~20% of malaria cases in Ethiopia. Here, we report a long-read genome assembly generated from an individual collected in 2022. is genetically diverse across endemic regions; thus, the genome assembly of an African isolate is an important resource for the malaria research community.

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