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Opisthorchis viverrini

BioProject PRJNA222628 | Data Source University of Melbourne | Taxonomy ID 6198

About Opisthorchis viverrini

Opisthorchis viverrini, commonly known as the Southeast Asian liver fluke, is a trematode parasite from the family Opisthorchiidae that attacks the area of the bile duct. Infection is acquired when people ingest raw or undercooked fish. It causes the disease opisthorchiasis (also called clonorchiasis). The disease is linked cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of the gall bladder and/or its ducts.

Genome Assembly & Annotation

Assembly

The genome was sequenced by the Gasser laboratory at the University of Melbourne, as described by Young et al (2014).

Annotation

The gene predictions were made by the Gasser laboratory at the University of Melbourne, as described by Young et al (2014). The version represented here is consistent with the INSDC records.

Key Publications

Assembly Statistics

AssemblyOpiViv1.0, GCF_000715545.1, Jul 2014
Database VersionWBPS18
Genome Size620,452,578
Data SourceUniversity of Melbourne
Annotation Version2019-02-WormBase

Gene counts

Coding genes16,379
Gene transcripts16,379

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