Toxocara canis
BioProject PRJNA248777 | Data Source University of Melbourne | Taxonomy ID 6265
About Toxocara canis
The nematode Toxocara canis, or dog roundworm, is a worldwide-distributed intestinal parasite of dogs and other canids, and is thought to be the most common parasite infection of humans in the United States of America. It has a wide host range. Humans are infected by accidental ingestion of infective eggs from dog faeces, causing toxocariasis, an infection of organs such as the liver, lungs, eyes or brain. T. canis has many characteristics that make it a useful model system.
There is 1 alternative genome project for Toxocara canis available in WormBase ParaSite: PRJEB533
Genome Assembly & Annotation
Assembly
The genome of T. canis was sequenced by the Gasser laboratory at the University of Melbourne, as described by Zhu et al (2015). It was assembled and scaffolded using the program SOAPdenovo2.
Annotation
The genome annotation was produced by the Gasser laboratory at the University of Melbourne, as described by Zhu et al (2015).
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Key Publications
- Zhu XQ, Korhonen PK, Cai H, Young ND, Nejsum P, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G, Boag PR, Tan P, Li Q, Min J, Yang Y, Wang X, Fang X, Hall RS, Hofmann A, Sternberg PW, Jex AR, Gasser RB. Genetic blueprint of the zoonotic pathogen Toxocara canis. Nat Commun, 2015;6():6145
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Assembly Statistics
| Assembly | Toxocara_canis_adult_r1.0, GCA_000803305.1 |
| Strain | PN_DK_2014 |
| Database Version | WBPS19 |
| Genome Size | 317,115,901 |
| Data Source | University of Melbourne |
| Annotation Version | 2016-04-WormBase |
Gene counts
| Coding genes | 18,596 |
| Gene transcripts | 18,596 |
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