Long-read RNA sequencing of human and animal filarial parasites improves gene models and discovers operons.

Filarial parasitic nematodes (Filarioidea) cause substantial disease burden to humans and animals around the world. Recently there has been a coordinated global effort to generate, annotate, and curate genomic data from nematode species of medical and veterinary importance. This has resulted in two...

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Main Authors: Nicolas J Wheeler, Paul M Airs, Mostafa Zamanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008869