The complete mitochondrial genome of human parasitic roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides

Yung Chul Park; Won Kim; Joong Ki Park

doi:10.3109/19401736.2011.624608

The complete mitochondrial genome of human parasitic roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides

Yung Chul Park, Won Kim, Joong Ki Park

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Abstract

The genome length of the Ascaris lumbricoides, human parasitic roundworm, is 14,281 bp with a nucleotide composition of 22.1% A, 49.8% T, 7.8% C, and 20.3% G. The genome consists of 12 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 control region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-93
Number of pages	3
Journal	Mitochondrial DNA
Volume	22
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/19401736.2011.624608
State	Published - Aug 2011

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Declaration of interest: This study was supported by 2008 research grant from Kangwon National University, and by the research grant of the Chungbuk National University in 2010 (J.-K. Park). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

Keywords

Ascaris lumbricoides
Human parasite
Mitochondrial genome

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