Whole Genome Amplification and Reduced-Representation Genome Sequencing of Schistosoma japonicum Miracidia.

• Main Authors: Jonathan A Shortt (Author), Daren C Card (Author), Drew R Schield (Author), Yang Liu (Author), Bo Zhong (Author), Todd A Castoe (Author), Elizabeth J Carlton (Author), David D Pollock (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:In areas where schistosomiasis control programs have been implemented, morbidity and prevalence have been greatly reduced. However, to sustain these reductions and move towards interruption of transmission, new tools for disease surveillance are needed. Genomic methods have the potential...