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A genome sequence for the coccidial protozoan parasite Eimeria tenella

Reference	S17413
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Alastair Ivens
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr Bart Barrell, Professor Martin Shirley, Professor Fiona Tomley
Institution	Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Department	Bioinformatics Division
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	778,708
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/05/2002
End date	30/06/2005
Duration	38 months

Abstract

Protozoa of the genus Eimeria are the major parasitic pathogens of intensively reared livestock and comprise an important evolutionary branch within the Apicomplexa. In this project, a 5-fold random shotgun coverage of the genome of the avian species E. tenella will be obtained. The data will be made publicly available, thus facilitating the identification of new targets for vaccination and chemotherapy, as well as contributing to our knowledge of basic parasite biology. The economic importance of Eimeria species and their close relatedness to Plasmodium, Toxoplasma and Cryptosporidium, means that the data generated in this project will also be of great value to the broader apicomplexan research community. (Joint with grant 17754).

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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