Haemonchus contortus
BioProject PRJNA205202 | Data Source University of Melbourne | Taxonomy ID 6289
About Haemonchus contortus
The nematode Haemonchus contortus, or red stomach worm, wire worm or Barber's pole worm, is an animal endoparasite infecting wild and domesticated ruminants (including sheep and goats) worldwide. It is a very common parasite and one the most pathogenic nematodes of ruminants. Adult worms are attached to abomasal mucosa and feed on the blood. H. contortus is a close relative of the human hookworm species which makes it an important model of parasitic nematode biology that is commonly used for experimental studies.
There is 1 alternative genome project for Haemonchus contortus available in WormBase ParaSite: PRJEB506
Genome Assembly & Annotation
Assembly
The H. contortus genome was sequenced by the Gasser laboratory at the University of Melbourne, as described by Schwarz et al (2013). The version of the genome represented here is that submitted directly to WormBase in 2013, which is similar to, but not exactly the same as, NCBI assembly GCA_000442195.1, containing 31 additional scaffolds.
Annotation
The gene predictions were made Cornell University, as described by Schwarz et al (2013). The version represented here is that submitted directly to WormBase in 2013.
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Key Publications
- Schwarz EM, Korhonen PK, Campbell BE, Young ND, Jex AR, Jabbar A, Hall RS, Mondal A, Howe AC, Pell J, Hofmann A, Boag PR, Zhu XQ, Gregory T, Loukas A, Williams BA, Antoshechkin I, Brown C, Sternberg PW, Gasser RB. The genome and developmental transcriptome of the strongylid nematode Haemonchus contortus. Genome Biol, 2013;14(8):R89
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Assembly Statistics
Assembly | Hco_v4_coding_submitted |
Strain | H. contortus Australian isolate |
Database Version | WBPS19 |
Genome Size | 319,640,208 |
Data Source | University of Melbourne |
Annotation Version | 2014-05-WormBase |
Gene counts
Coding genes | 23,610 |
Gene transcripts | 24,942 |
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