Toxoplasma gondii

Data Release Statement

This sequencing centre plans on publishing the completed and annotated sequences in a peer-reviewed journal as soon as possible. Permission of the principal investigator should be obtained before publishing analyses of the sequence/open reading frames/genes on a chromosome or genome scale.

Toxoplasma gondii infects virtually all warm blooded animals and is of both human and vetinary health importance. T. gondii is a member of the protozoan phylum Apicomplexa, which includes the Plasmodium spp., Cryptosporidium and Eimeria spp. The Sanger Institute Pathogen Genomics group in collaboration with Dr. Jim Ajioka (Cambridge University) is sequencing chromosome 1 of T. gondii and end sequencing a whole genome BAC library.

Access the T. gondii sequence data

Access to preliminary unfinished sequence is provided. See our data release policy for more details.

Searching the T. gondii sequence data online

So far a T gondii BAC library has been end sequenced. We estemate this library has an insert size of around 65Kb and contains some human DNA contamination. At present the Human DNA sequences have not been screened out. We have also carried out a 5x shotgun of chromsome Ia and Ib.

A BLAST server now exists to allow easy searching of the T. gondii sequence.

Sequencing enquiries

Please address all sequencing enquiries to Dr. Arnab Pain (email: ap2@sanger.ac.uk).

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