Trichinella spiralis (Pork worm, ISS_195) Assembly and Gene Annotation

NOTE: The genome sequence and annotation represented here correspond with the original genome publication (Mitreva et al, 2011). For the latest data, including the genomes of other Trichinella species, please visit WormBase ParaSite.

About Trichinella spiralis

Trichinella spiralis is a nematode parasite, occurring in rats, pigs, bears and humans, and is responsible for the disease trichinosis. It is sometimes referred to as the
"pork worm
" due to it being found commonly in undercooked pork products.

• T. spiralis at WormBase ParaSite
• Nematode.net

Picture credit: DPDx Image Library Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (Image source)

Assembly

The genome was sequenced by the Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis, with support from the≈ of the National Institutes of Health (NHGRI - NIH).

Annotation

The sequence, annotated with protein-coding gene predictions provided by the authors, was submitted to the INSDC in early 2011. Details of the annotation strategy can be found in Mitreva et al, 2011.

References

1. The draft genome of the parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis.
   Mitreva M, Jasmer DP, Zarlenga DS, Wang Z, Abubucker S, Martin J, Taylor CM, Yin Y, Fulton L, Minx P et al. 2011. Nature Genetics. 43:228-235.

Picture credit: Dickson Despommier (trichinella.org)

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Other data

Various protein and cDNA sequences have been aligned to the T. spiralis genome and can be viewed on the genome browser:

• Complete protein sets from human (UniProtKB), D. melanogaster (FlyBase), S. cerevisae (SGD), and selected other nematodes (WormBase)
• All other reviewed protein sequences from UniProtKB
• ESTs and mRNAs from other nematodes in WormBase

Links

• T. spiralis at WormBase ParaSite

More information

General information about this species can be found in Wikipedia.