Cracking the nodule worm code advances knowledge of parasite biology and biotechnology to tackle major diseases of livestock.

ABSTRACT: Many infectious diseases caused by eukaryotic pathogens have a devastating, long-term impact on animal health and welfare. Hundreds of millions of animals are affected by parasitic nematodes of the order Strongylida. Unlocking the molecular biology of representatives of this order, and understanding nematode-host interactions, drug resistance and disease using advanced technologies could lead to entirely new ways of controlling the diseases that they cause. Oesophagostomum dentatum (nodule worm; superfamily Strongyloidea) is an economically important strongylid nematode parasite of swine worldwide. The present article reports recent advances made in biology and animal biotechnology through the draft genome and developmental transcriptome of O. dentatum, in order to support biological resea

SUBMITTER: Tyagi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4746232 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature