The nuclear genome of the rodent malaria parasite P. chabaudi AS is 18.8 Mb in size, with a karyotype of 14 chromosomes. The G+C content is approximately 23%.

Published Genome Data

The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Pathogen Genomics team initially undertook a partial shotgun sequencing of a number of different species of Plasmodium, including P. chabaudi. This contibues to serve as useful comparative genomics resource to complement the complete Plasmodium falciparum genome. This work was done in collaboration with Chris Newbold (Oxford) and Mike Turner (Glasgow).

Whole genome shotgun sequencing has continued to 8x coverage. Finishing (gap closure) was started in 2008 and will be followed by a publication of the completed and annotated genome sequence.

• A comprehensive survey of the Plasmodium life cycle by genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analyses.

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  PUBMED: 15637271; DOI: 10.1126/science.1103717