# A De Novo Whole Genome Assembly and Annotation of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis

**Authors:** Tyler J. Garwood, Jessie E. Richards, Marissa G. Macchietto, Richard W. Gerhold, Stephen A. Kania, John R. Garbe, Nicholas M. Fountain-Jones, Peter A. Larsen, Tiffany M. Wolf

PMC · DOI: 10.2478/jofnem-2024-0009 · Journal of Nematology · 2024-03-14

## TL;DR

This paper provides the first reference genome for Parelaphostrongylus tenuis, a parasite affecting ungulates in North America.

## Contribution

The study presents a novel de novo genome assembly and annotation for Parelaphostrongylus tenuis.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 491 Mbp in size with an N50 of 185 kb.
- The assembly includes 7285 scaffolds and was generated using PacBio and Illumina technologies.

## Abstract

Parelaphostrongylus tenuis causes ungulate morbidity and mortality in eastern and central North America, but no reference genome sequence exists to facilitate research. Here, we present a P. tenuis genome assembly and annotation, generated with PacBio and Illumina technologies. The assembly is 491 Mbp, with 7285 scaffolds and 185 kb N50.

## Linked entities

- **Species:** Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (taxon 148309)

## Full-text entities

- **Species:** Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (species) [taxon 148309], Pseudobagrus tenuis (species) [taxon 205343]

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## References

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