The genome of the thin-necked bladder worm Taenia hydatigena reveals evolutionary strategies for helminth survival

Shuai Wang; Xiaolin Liu; Zhongli Liu; Yugui Wang; Aijiang Guo; Wanlong Huang; Qianhao Wang; Shaohua Zhang; Guan Zhu; Xuenong Luo; Xing-quan Zhu; Xuepeng Cai

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02536-w

Communications Biology (Aug 2021)

The genome of the thin-necked bladder worm Taenia hydatigena reveals evolutionary strategies for helminth survival

Shuai Wang,
Xiaolin Liu,
Zhongli Liu,
Yugui Wang,
Aijiang Guo,
Wanlong Huang,
Qianhao Wang,
Shaohua Zhang,
Guan Zhu,
Xuenong Luo,
Xing-quan Zhu,
Xuepeng Cai

Affiliations

Shuai Wang: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Xiaolin Liu: Novogene Bioinformatics Institute
Zhongli Liu: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Yugui Wang: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Aijiang Guo: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Wanlong Huang: Novogene Bioinformatics Institute
Qianhao Wang: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Shaohua Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Guan Zhu: Key Laboratory for Zoonoses Research of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University
Xuenong Luo: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Xing-quan Zhu: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Xuepeng Cai: State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02536-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Wang and colleagues report a high quality draft genome for the thin-necked bladder worm, an agricultural livestock parasitic pest. Using this draft genome and comparison with other related parasites, they reveal gene families that are selectively pressured in different species, indicative of specialised survival strategies for different hosts.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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