Abstract
We present a genome assembly from a clonal population of Eimeria tenella Houghton parasites (Apicomplexa; Conoidasida; Eucoccidiorida; Eimeriidae). The genome sequence is 53.25 megabases in span. The entire assembly is scaffolded into 15 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with complete mitochondrion and apicoplast organellar genomes also present.
Highlights
The genome of Eimeria tenella (Houghton strain) was sequenced as part of the Darwin Tree of Life Project, a collaborative effort to sequence all of the named eukaryotic species in Britain and Ireland
We present a chromosomally complete genome sequence based on a clonal specimen maintained initially at the Houghton Poultry Research Station (HPRS) and more recently at the Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, UK, where it was collected from experimentally infected Gallus gallus domesticus
This apicomplexan parasite is a major cause of coccidiosis in farmed chickens in the UK
Summary
The genome of Eimeria tenella (Houghton strain) was sequenced as part of the Darwin Tree of Life Project, a collaborative effort to sequence all of the named eukaryotic species in Britain and Ireland. Keywords Eimeria tenella, Apicomplexa, parasite, protist, genome sequence, chromosomal Primary assembly contigs were scaffolded with chromosome conformation Hi-C data.
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