Chromosome-level genome assembly of Oncomelania hupensis: the intermediate snail host of Schistosoma japonicum

• Main Authors: Qin Liu (Author), Lei Duan (Author), Yun-Hai Guo (Author), Li-Min Yang (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Shi-Zhu Li (Author), Shan Lv (Author), Wei Hu (Author), Nan-Sheng Chen (Author), Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Schistosoma japonicum is a parasitic flatworm that causes human schistosomiasis, which is a significant cause of morbidity in China, the Philippines and Indonesia. Oncomelania hupensis (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae) is the unique intermediate host of S. japonicum. A complete genome...