Draft genome assembly of the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis

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Burgess, Stewart T.G.
Bartley, Kathryn
Marr, Edward J.
Wright, Harry W.
Weaver, Robert J.
Prickett, Jessica C.
Hughes, Margaret
Haldenby, Sam
Thi Le, Phuong
Rombauts, Stephane

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American Society for Microbiology

Abstract

Sheep scab, caused by infestation with Psoroptes ovis, is highly contagious, results in intense pruritus, and represents a major welfare and economic concern. Here, we report the first draft genome assembly and gene prediction of P. ovis based on PacBio de novo sequencing. The 63.2-Mb genome encodes 12,041 protein-coding genes.

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Sheep scab, Infestation, Psoroptes ovis, De novo sequencing

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Burgess STG, Bartley K, Marr EJ, Wright HW, Weaver RJ, Prickett JC, Hughes M, Haldenby S, Thi Le P, Rombauts S, Van Leeuwen T, Van de Peer Y, Nisbet AJ. 2018. Draft genome assembly of the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis. Genome Announcements 6: e00265-18. https://DOI.org/10.1128/genomeA.00265-18.