Genome of the Giant Panda Roundworm Illuminates Its Host Shift and Parasitic Adaptation

Baylisascaris schroederi, a roundworm (ascaridoid) parasite specific to the bamboo-feeding giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), represents a leading cause of mortality in wild giant panda populations. Here, we present a 293-megabase chromosome-level genome assembly of B. schroederi to infer its bio...

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Published in:	Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics
Main Authors:	Yue Xie, Sen Wang, Shuangyang Wu, Shenghan Gao, Qingshu Meng, Chengdong Wang, Jingchao Lan, Li Luo, Xuan Zhou, Jing Xu, Xiaobin Gu, Ran He, Zijiang Yang, Xuerong Peng, Songnian Hu, Guangyou Yang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press 2022-04-01
Subjects:	Giant panda Baylisascaris genome Host shift Parasitism evolution Host adaptation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672022921001728