Draft genome of Semisulcospira libertina, a species of freshwater snail

Semisulcospira libertina, a species of freshwater snail, is widespread in East Asia. It is important as a food source. Additionally, it is a vector of clonorchiasis, paragonimiasis, metagonimiasis, and other parasites. Although S. libertina has ecological, commercial, and clinical importance, its wh...

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Published in:Genomics & informatics 2021, Vol.19 (3), p.32.1-32.10
Main Authors: Gim, Jeong-An, Baek, Kyung-Wan, Hah, Young-Sool, Choo, Ho Jin, Kim, Ji-Seok, Yoo, Jun-Il
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Language:Korean
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Summary:Semisulcospira libertina, a species of freshwater snail, is widespread in East Asia. It is important as a food source. Additionally, it is a vector of clonorchiasis, paragonimiasis, metagonimiasis, and other parasites. Although S. libertina has ecological, commercial, and clinical importance, its whole-genome has not been reported yet. Here, we revealed the genome of S. libertina through de novo assembly. We assembled the whole-genome of S. libertina and determined its transcriptome for the first time using Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform. According to the k-mer analysis, the genome size of S. libertina was estimated to be 3.04 Gb. Using RepeatMasker, a total of 53.68% of repeats were identified in the genome assembly. Genome data of S. libertina reported in this study will be useful for identification and conservation of S. libertina in East Asia.
ISSN:1598-866X
2234-0742