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Single molecule sequencing and genome assembly of a clinical specimen of Loa loa, the causative agent of loiasis
BACKGROUND: More than 20% of the world’s population is at risk for infection by filarial nematodes and >180 million people worldwide are already infected. Along with infection comes significant morbidity that has a socioeconomic impact. The eight filarial nematodes that infect humans are Wucherer...
Autores principales: | Tallon, Luke J, Liu, Xinyue, Bennuru, Sasisekhar, Chibucos, Marcus C, Godinez, Alvaro, Ott, Sandra, Zhao, Xuechu, Sadzewicz, Lisa, Fraser, Claire M, Nutman, Thomas B, Dunning Hotopp, Julie C |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4175631/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25217238 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-788 |
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