Burgess, Stewart T.G.Bartley, KathrynMarr, Edward J.Wright, Harry W.Weaver, Robert J.Prickett, Jessica C.Hughes, MargaretHaldenby, SamThi Le, PhuongRombauts, StephaneVan Leeuwen, ThomasVan de Peer, YvesNisbet, Alasdair J.2019-10-152019-10-152018-04-19Burgess 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.00265-18.2169-8287 (online)10.1128/genomeA.00265-18.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71827Sheep 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.en© 2018 Burgess et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.Sheep scabInfestationPsoroptes ovisDe novo sequencingArticle