Chromosome‑scale genome assembly of the bovine parasite Tritrichomonas foetus using short-read, long‑read and Pore‑C sequencing identifies conserved and lineage‑specific gene families relevant to host interaction

John Harvey Santos; Antonino Cavallaro; Elizabeth M. Ross; Hannah Siddle; Gry Boe-Hansen; Ali Raza; Loan Nguyen; Ala Tabor

doi:10.1017/s0031182026102716

August 11, 2026ParasitologyOpen Access

Chromosome‑scale genome assembly of the bovine parasite Tritrichomonas foetus using short-read, long‑read and Pore‑C sequencing identifies conserved and lineage‑specific gene families relevant to host interaction

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Key Points

This research aims to assemble the complete genome of Tritrichomonas foetus and identify important gene families related to host interactions.
Utilized a combination of short-read, long-read, and Pore-C sequencing for genome assembly.
Focused on analyzing both conserved and lineage-specific gene families.
Examined implications of these gene families on host interaction.
Successfully constructed a chromosome-scale genome assembly of Tritrichomonas foetus.
Identified several conserved gene families linked to host interaction.
Discovered lineage-specific gene families that may influence host-parasite dynamics.

Implication

Identifies conserved and lineage-specific gene families in Tritrichomonas foetus, suggesting targets for understanding host interactions.

Abstract

Chromosome‑scale genome assembly of the bovine parasite Tritrichomonas foetus using short-read, long‑read and Pore‑C sequencing identifies conserved and lineage‑specific gene families relevant to host interaction

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Santos et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d76bd2b0e0cff3f6405f3 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182026102716

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Chromosome‑scale genome assembly of the bovine parasite Tritrichomonas foetus using short-read, long‑read and Pore‑C sequencing identifies conserved and lineage‑specific gene families relevant to host interaction

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Chromosome‑scale genome assembly of the bovine parasite Tritrichomonas foetus using short-read, long‑read and Pore‑C sequencing identifies conserved and lineage‑specific gene families relevant to host interaction

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