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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2016

Deep, multi-stage transcriptome of the schistosomiasis vector Biomphalaria glabrata provides platform for understanding molluscan disease-related pathways.

Nathan J Kenny, Marta Truchado-García, Cristina Grande

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Nathan J KennyDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK.
Marta Truchado-GarcíaDepartamento de Biologia Molecular and Centro de Biologia Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CSIC, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid), Madrid, Spain.
Cristina GrandeDepartamento de Biologia Molecular and Centro de Biologia Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CSIC, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid), Madrid, Spain. cristina.grande@uam.es.
Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa · ESChinese University of Hong Kong · CNUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe gastropod mollusc Biomphalaria glabrata is well known as a vector for the tropical disease schistosomiasis, which affects nearly 200 million people worldwide. Despite intensive study, our understanding of the genetic basis of B. glabrata development, growth and disease resistance is constrained by limited genetic resources, constraints for which next-generation sequencing methods provide a ready solution.

methodsIllumina sequencing and de novo assembly using the Trinity program was used to generate a high-quality transcriptomic dataset spanning the entirety of in ovo development in schistosomiasis-free B. glabrata. This was subjected to automated (KEGG, BLAST2GO) and manual annotation efforts, allowing insight into the gene complements of this species in a number of contexts.

resultsExcellent dataset recovery was observed, with 133,084 contigs produced of mean size 2219.48 bp. 80,952 (60.8 %) returned a BLASTx hit with an E value of less than 10

conclusionsHere we present a deep transcriptome of an embryonic sample of schistosomiasis-free B. glabrata, presenting a comprehensive dataset for comparison to disease-affected specimens and from which conclusions can be drawn about the genetics of this widespread medical model. Furthermore, the dataset provided by this sequencing provides a useful reference point for comparison to other mollusc species, which can be used to better understand the evolution of this commercially, ecologically and medically important phylum.

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Disease VectorsAnimalsBiomphalariaGene Expression ProfilingHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMolecular Sequence AnnotationSchistosomiasisBilharziaBiomphalaria glabrataDisease responseGastropodaPlanorbidaeSchistosomiasisTranscriptome

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