Whole genome sequence and diversity in multigene families of .

Ovine babesiosis, caused by , is an acute, lethal, and endemic disease worldwide and causes a huge economic loss to animal industry. Pathogen genome sequences can be utilized for selecting diagnostic markers, drug targets, and antigens for vaccine development; however, those for have not been available so far. In this study, we obtained a draft genome sequence for isolated from an infected sheep in Turkey. The genome size was 7.81 Mbp with 3,419 protein-coding genes. It consisted of 41 contigs, and the N was 526 Kbp. There were 259 orthologs identified among eight spp., , and . A phylogeny was estimated on the basis of the orthologs, which showed to be closest to There were 43 genes identified using hmm model as well. They formed a discriminating cluster to other multigene family of spp. but showed certain similarities to those of , , and sp. Xinjiang, which is consistent with the phylogeny. Comparative genomics among and elucidated uniquely evolved genes in these species, which may account for the adaptation.