Whole Genome Sequencing of cattle infecting nematode Onchocerca ochengi using the GAII platform.

Onchocerca ochengi is a filarial nematode parasite of cattle and is native to West Africa, including Cameroon, where the specimens used for this genome project were isolated. The genome sequence of O. ochengi will assist in these efforts by offering a reference platform against which responses to drugs and the immune stystem can be measured, and a complete catalogue of the genes of the parasite. The genome was sequenced using the GAII platform.