Comparative Apicomplexan genomics

Arnab Pain*, Lisa Crossman, Julian Parkhill

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The power of comparative genomics has, until recently, been limited to model organisms and prokaryotes, mainly because of the cost and difficulty of sequencing eukaryotic genomes. However, as costs fall and technology advances, comparative genomics are more widely applied. In addition to a member of the Chloroflexi, two specific examples from the parasitic world are also discussed this week, both from the phylum Apicomplexa: Plasmodium and Cryptosporidium.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)454-455
Number of pages2
JournalNature Reviews Microbiology
Volume3
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbiology

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