Scientific Publication

The Genome of Caenorhabditis bovis

author(s) Stevens, L. - Rooke, S. - Falzon, L. - Machuka, E.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Stevens L, Rooke S, Falzon L, Machuka E, Momanyi K, Murungi M, Njoroge S, Odinga C, Ogendo A, Ogola J, Fèvre E, Blaxter M (2020). The Genome of Caenorhabditis bovis. Curr Biol. 30(6):1023-1031.e4

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Abstract

Highlights Isolated Caenorhabditis bovis from ear of a cow at livestock market in rural Kenya Sequenced genome using the Oxford Nanopore MinION in nearby field laboratory C. bovis genome is 40% smaller than C. elegans and encodes 7,000 fewer genes Most closely related to a species isolated from carrion This is a publication arising from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme

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