Nearly complete genome sequence of Brugia malayi strain FR3

Tracey, A. et al. (2020) Nearly complete genome sequence of Brugia malayi strain FR3. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9(24), e00154-20. (doi: 10.1128/MRA.00154-20) (PMID:32527783) (PMCID:PMC7291094)

Abstract

Lymphatic filariasis affects ∼120 million people and can result in elephantiasis and hydrocele. Here, we report the nearly complete genome sequence of the best-studied causative agent of lymphatic filariasis, Brugia malayi. The assembly contains four autosomes, an X chromosome, and only eight gaps but lacks a contiguous sequence for the known Y chromosome.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This project was funded in part by the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund to E.G., federal funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under grant number U19AI110820 to J.C.D.H., J.M.F., and M.L.M., and core support from Wellcome (grants WT098051 and WT206194) to the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Medical Research Council (UK) funding to M.B. and M.P. (grant MR/L001020/1).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cotton, Professor James
• Authors: Tracey, A., Foster, J. M., Paulini, M., Grote, A., Mattick, J., Tsai, Y.-C., Chung, M., Cotton, J. A., Clark, T. A., Geber, A., Holroyd, N., Korlach, J., Libro, S., Lustigman, S., Michalski, M. L., Rogers, M. B., Twaddle, A., Dunning Hotopp, J. C., Berriman, M., Ghedin, E., and Cuomo, C. A.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
• Journal Name: Microbiology Resource Announcements
• Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
• ISSN: 2576-098X
• ISSN (Online): 2576-098X
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 Tracey et al.
• First Published: First published in Microbiology Resource Announcements 9(24): e00154-20
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License