Genomic analysis of a parasite invasion: colonization of the Americas by the blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni
R. N. Platt, W. Le Clec'h, F. D. Chevalier, M. McDew-White, P. LoVerde, R. Ramiro de Assis, G. Oliveira, S. Kinung'hi, A. G. Djirmay, M. L. Steinauer, A. Gouvras, M. Rabone, B. L. Webster, J. P. Webster, A. M. Emery, , T. J. Anderson
This study analyzes genomic data from Schistosoma mansoni to determine if there was a population bottleneck during its colonization of the Americas and identifies regions under selection.
bioRxiv · Oct 25, 2021Evolutionary Biology