The Genome of Caenorhabditis bovis

Isolated Caenorhabditis bovis from ear of a cow at livestock market in rural Kenya

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
27 February 2020
Country:
Kenya
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Stevens, L, Rooke, S, Falzon, L, Machuka, E

Abstract

Highlights

  • Isolated Caenorhabditis bovis from ear of a cow at livestock market in rural Kenya

  • Sequenced genome using the Oxford Nanopore MinION in nearby field laboratory

  • C. bovis genome is 40% smaller than C. elegans and encodes 7,000 fewer genes

  • Most closely related to a species isolated from carrion

This is a publication arising from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme

Citation

Stevens L, Rooke S, Falzon L, Machuka E, Momanyi K, Murungi M, Njoroge S, Odinga C, Ogendo A, Ogola J, Fèvre E, Blaxter M (2020). The Genome of Caenorhabditis bovis. Curr Biol. 30(6):1023-1031.e4.

The Genome of Caenorhabditis bovis

Published 27 February 2020
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