Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

The global diversity of Haemonchus contortus is shaped by human intervention and climate

  • G. Sallé,
  • S. R. Doyle,
  • J. Cortet,
  • J. Cabaret,
  • M. Berriman,
  • N. Holroyd,
  • J. A. Cotton

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12695-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Based on single worm whole genome sequencing, the authors here characterise the global evolution of the gastrointestinal parasite Haemonchus contortus and identify genes that play a role in drug resistance as well as climate-driven adaptations involving an epigenetic regulator.