High-quality Schistosoma haematobium genome achieved by single-molecule and long-range sequencing

• Main Authors: Stroehlein, Andreas J, Korhonen, Pasi K, Chong, Teik Min, Lim, Yan Lue, Chan, Kok Gan, Webster, Bonnie, Rollinson, David, Brindley, Paul J, Gasser, Robin B, Young, Neil D
• Format: Article
• Published: Oxford University Press 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23390/; https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giz108

Background: Schistosoma haematobium causes urogenital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease affecting >100 million people worldwide. Chronic infection with this parasitic trematode can lead to urogenital conditions including female genital schistosomiasis and bladder cancer. At the molecu...