Journal article
Whole genome analysis of a schistosomiasis-transmitting freshwater snail
Nature Communications, Vol.8, pp.1-11
2017
PMCID: PMC5440852
PMID: 28508897
Abstract
Biomphalaria snails are instrumental in transmission of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. With the World Health Organization's goal to eliminate schistosomiasis as a global health problem by 2025, there is now renewed emphasis on snail control. Here, we characterize the genome of Biomphalaria glabrata, a lophotrochozoan protostome, and provide timely and important information on snail biology. We describe aspects of phero-perception, stress responses, immune function and regulation of gene expression that support the persistence of B. glabrata in the field and may define this species as a suitable snail host for S. mansoni. We identify several potential targets for developing novel control measures aimed at reducing snail-mediated transmission of schistosomiasis.
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- Title
- Whole genome analysis of a schistosomiasis-transmitting freshwater snail
- Authors
- C M Adema (Author)L W Hillier (Author)Catherine S Jones (Author)E S Loker (Author)M Knight (Author)P Minx (Author)G Oliveira (Author)N Raghavan (Author)A Shedlock (Author)L R do Amaral (Author)H D Arican-Goktas (Author)J G Assis (Author)E H Baba (Author)O L Baron (Author)C J Bayne (Author)U Bickman-Wright (Author)K K Biggar (Author)M Blouin (Author)B C Bonning (Author)C Botka (Author)J M Bridger (Author)K M Buckley (Author)S K Buddenborg (Author)R Lima Caldeira (Author)J Carleton (Author)O S Carvalho (Author)M G Castillo (Author)I W Chalmers (Author)M Christensens (Author)S Clifton (Author)C Cosseau (Author)C Coustau (Author)R M Cripps (Author)Y Cuesta-Astroz (Author)Scott F Cummins (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringL di Stephano (Author)N Dinguirard (Author)D Duval (Author)S Emrich (Author)C Feschotte (Author)R Feyereisen (Author)P FitzGerald (Author)C Fronick (Author)L Fulton (Author)R Galinier (Author)S G Gava (Author)M Geusz (Author)K K Geyer (Author)G I Giraldo-Calderon (Author)M de Souza Gomes (Author)M A Gordy (Author)B Gourbal (Author)C Grunau (Author)P C Hanington (Author)K F Hoffmann (Author)D Hughes (Author)J Humphries (Author)D J Jackson (Author)L K Jannotti-Passos (Author)W de Jesus Jeremias (Author)S Jobling (Author)B Kamel (Author)A Kapusta (Author)S Kaur (Author)J M Koene (Author)A B Kohn (Author)D Lawson (Author)S P Lawton (Author)Di Liang (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringYanin Limpanont (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringS Liu (Author)A E Lockyer (Author)T L Lovato (Author)F Ludolf (Author)V Magrini (Author)D P McManus (Author)M Medina (Author)M Misra (Author)G Mitta (Author)G M Mkoji (Author)M J Montague (Author)C Montelongo (Author)L L Moroz (Author)M C Munoz-Torres (Author)U Niazi (Author)L R Noble (Author)F S Oliveira (Author)F S Pais (Author)A T Papenfuss (Author)R Peace (Author)J J Pena (Author)E A Pila (Author)T Quelais (Author)B J Raney (Author)J P Rast (Author)D Rollinson (Author)I C Rosse (Author)Bronwyn Rotgans (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringE J Routledge (Author)K M Ryan (Author)L L S Scholte (Author)K B Storey (Author)M Swain (Author)J A Tennessen (Author)C Tomlinson (Author)D L Trujillo (Author)E V Volpi (Author)A J Walker (Author)Tianfang Wang (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringI Wannaporn (Author)W C Warren (Author)X J Wu (Author)T P Yoshino (Author)M Yusuf (Author)S M Zhang (Author)Min Zhao (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringRichard K Wilson (Author)
- Publication details
- Nature Communications, Vol.8, pp.1-11
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1038/ncomms15451
- ISSN
- 2041-1723
- PMID
- 28508897; PMC5440852
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2017 The Authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering; School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451098002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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