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Whole-genome sequencing of Theileria parva strains provides insight into parasite migration and diversification in the African continent.
DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes - 1 Jun 2013
Hayashida Kyoko, Abe Takashi, Weir William, Nakao Ryo, Ito Kimihito, Kajino Kiichi, Suzuki Yutaka, Jongejan Frans, Geysen Dirk, Sugimoto Chihiro
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The disease caused by the apicomplexan protozoan parasite Theileria parva, known as East Coast fever or Corridor disease, is one of the most serious cattle diseases in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa. We performed whole-genome sequencing of nine T. parva strains, including one of the vaccine strains (Kiambu 5), field isolates from Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania, or Rwanda, and two buffalo-derived strains....
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