Descriptions

Outline

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Loa loa

Strain Description: Loa loa is a pooled microfilariae from a single patient. The sequenced isolate is from SouthWest Province, Cameroon.

Wuchereria bancrofti

Strain Description: Wuchereria bancrofti is a single immature adult parasite. The sequenced isolate is from Tienegebougou, Mali.

Onchocerca volvulus

Strain Description: Onchocerca volvulus is a single adult male isolated from surgically removed subcutaneous nodule by collagenase digestion. The sequenced isolate is from Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

Wolbachia endosymbiont of Onchocerca volvulus

Strain Description: Wolbachia is the alpha-proteobacterial endosymbiont of Onchocerca volvulus

Wolbachia endosymbiont of Wuchereria bancrofti

Strain Description: Wolbachia is the alpha-proteobacterial endosymbiont of Wuchereria bancrofti