Host whole genome sequence data represent an untapped resource for characterising affiliated parasite diversity.

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Parasites are ubiquitous and exert varied ecological and evolutionary pressures on their hosts. Yet, characterising parasite diversity and distributions can be challenging and costly. Leveraging existing data to identify parasites is thus an attractive alternative. High-throughput sequencing (HTS) can generate whole genome sequence (WGS) data which are increasingly freely available in public repositories and...

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• Biodiversity
• DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
• Genetic Variation
• High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
• Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction