The number of publicly available parasitic worm genome sequences has increased
dramatically in the past three years, and research interest in helminth functional genomics is …

Trichuriasis and ascariasis are neglected tropical diseases caused by the gastrointestinal
dwelling nematodes Trichuris trichiura (a whipworm) and Ascaris lumbricoides (a …

Although many de novo genome assembly projects have recently been conducted using
high-throughput sequencers, assembling highly heterozygous diploid genomes is a …

Abstract WormBase (www. wormbase. org) is a central repository for research data on the
biology, genetics and genomics of Caenorhabditis elegans and other nematodes. The …

Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, first isolated in 1957, are the preferred production host
for many therapeutic proteins. Although genetic heterogeneity among CHO cell lines has …

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by blood flukes (genus
Schistosoma; schistosomes) and affecting 200 million people worldwide. No vaccines are …

Anthelmintic resistance has a great impact on livestock production systems worldwide, is an
emerging concern in companion animal medicine, and represents a threat to our ongoing …

Background The barber's pole worm, Haemonchus contortus, is one of the most
economically important parasites of small ruminants worldwide. Although this parasite can …

The hookworm Necator americanus is the predominant soil-transmitted human parasite.
Adult worms feed on blood in the small intestine, causing iron-deficiency anemia …

The relationship between genome size and the percentage of transposons in 161 animal
species evidenced that variations in genome size are linked to the amplification or the …