De Novo Assembly of the <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> Genome by Long-Read Nanopore-Based Sequencing Technology on an Adult Worm from a Canine Cardiopulmonary Dirofilariosis Case

<i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> is a zoonotic parasitic nematode that infects domestic and wild canids, among its vertebrate hosts. The genetic analysis of <i>D. immitis</i> nowadays transcends the need for genetic taxonomy of nematodes, such as the study of resistance to macrocyc...

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Main Authors: Sónia Gomes-de-Sá, Patrícia Barradas, Luís Queirós-Reis, Isabel M. Matas, Irina Amorim, Luís Cardoso, Antonio Muñoz-Mérida, João R. Mesquita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/11/1342