Genome of the ramshorn snail Biomphalaria straminea-an obligate intermediate host of schistosomiasis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schistosomiasis, or bilharzia, is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma. Infection by Schistosoma mansoni in humans results when cercariae emerge into water from freshwater snails in the genus Biomphalaria and seek out and penetrate human skin. The snail Biomphalaria straminea is native to South America and is now also present in Central America and China, and represents a potential vector host for spreading schistosomiasis. To date, genomic information for the genus is restricted to the neotropical species Biomphalaria glabrata. This limits understanding of the biology and management of other schistosomiasis vectors, such as B. straminea.

Findings

Using a combination of Illumina short-read, 10X Genomics linked-read, and Hi-C s

SUBMITTER: Nong W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8848322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature