High-Quality Draft Genome Sequence of <i>Babesia divergens</i> , the Etiological Agent of Cattle and Human Babesiosis

Abstract

Babesia divergens causes significant morbidity and mortality in cattle and splenectomized or immunocompromised individuals. Here, we present a 10.7-Mb high-quality draft genome of this parasite close to chromosome resolution that will enable comparative genome analyses and synteny studies among related parasites.