The highly repetitive genome of Myxobolus sp., a myxozoan parasite of fathead minnows

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Muthye, Viraj R, Aralia Leon Coria, Liu, Hongrui, Finney, Constance A M, Goater, Cameron P, Wasmuth, James D
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 17.02.2024
• Subjects: Economic importance; Gene families; Genes; Genomes; Host-parasite interactions; Juveniles; Mitochondria; Myxobolus; Parasites; Serine proteinase; Whirling disease

Background: The Myxozoa is a group of at least 2,400 endoparasites within the phylum Cnidaria. All myxozoans have greatly reduced in size and morphology compared to free-living members of the phylum. They are best known for causing disease in economically important fish across the world; for example...