The impact of genomics on population genetics of parasitic diseases

The impact of genomics on population genetics of parasitic diseases

Highlights • We summarize the influence of genomics on parasite population genetics. • The explosion of genomic data has enabled new types of investigations. • Population genomic data has refined estimates of LD and heterozygosity in parasites. • Plasmodium population genomics is a foundation for st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current opinion in microbiology 2015-02, Vol.23, p.49-54
Hauptverfasser: Hupalo, Daniel N, Bradic, Martina, Carlton, Jane M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
disease control
drugs
evolution
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population - methods
genome
Genomics - methods
helminths
high-throughput nucleotide sequencing
Humans
metagenomics
microorganisms
Parasites - genetics
Parasitic Diseases - parasitology
parasitoses
Pathology
patients
population genetics
protists
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • We summarize the influence of genomics on parasite population genetics. • The explosion of genomic data has enabled new types of investigations. • Population genomic data has refined estimates of LD and heterozygosity in parasites. • Plasmodium population genomics is a foundation for studies of neglected parasites.
ISSN:1369-5274
1879-0364
DOI:10.1016/j.mib.2014.11.001