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description |
EST effort |
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Haemonchus contortus
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Haemonchus contortus is also known as the barber's pole worm of sheep. It is a blood feeding
nematode, and is a major pathogen of sheep flocks worldwide.
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ESTs are being sequenced in Edinburgh in collaboration with David Knox (Moredun Institute;
libraries), Doug Jasmer (WA, USA; libraries) and the Pathogen Sequencing Unit at the Sanger Institute.
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Teladorsagia circumcincta
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T. circumcincta (also previously called Ostertagia circumcincta) is a parasite of
sheep of economic importance to UK agriculture.
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ESTs are being sequenced in Edinburgh in collaboration with David Knox (Moredun Institute;
libraries), and the Pathogen Sequencing Unit at the Sanger Institute.
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Necator americanus
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Necator americanus is one of the human hookworms, which infect an estimated one billion
prople worldwide. It is a blood-feeder and is responsible for significant morbidity due to
anaemia, and infection can be lethal.
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ESTs are being sequenced in Edinburgh in collaboration with David Pritchard (Nottingham;
libraries), and the Pathogen Sequencing Unit at the Sanger Institute.
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Nippostrongylus brasiliensis
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N. brasiliensis is a rodent parasite that is used as a model for the study of the immune resonses to infection. |
ESTs are being analysed in Edinburgh in collaboration with Rick Maizels (Edinburgh). |
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Ancylostoma caninum
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A. caninum is a dog hookworm, closely related to the human hookworm, A. duodenale |
ESTs are being sequenced in Washington university St Louis. |
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| Ancylostoma duodenale |
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A. duodenale is one of the human hookworms, which infect an estimated one billion
prople worldwide. It is a blood-feeder and is responsible for significant morbidity due to
anaemia, and infection can be lethal.
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ESTs are being sequenced in Washington university St Louis. |
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Caenorhabditis elegans
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C. elegans is a freeliving bacteriovore. The complete genome has been sequenced. |
140,000 ESTs have been sequenced, primarily by Yuji Kohara's group in NIG, Japan. |
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Pristionchus pacificus
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P. pacificus is a freeliving bacteriovore, developed as a sattelite genetic model to C. elegans. |
ESTs are being sequenced in Washington University St Louis. |
