Laboratory adaptation and complete genome assembly of a Beposo, Ghana strain of the human hookworm Necator americanus
Lisa Marie Harrison, Kaylee S. Herzog, Dickson Osabutey, Mavis Konoma, Emma Allen, Kelly A. Hagadorn, Santosh George, Richard D. Bungiro, Claudia Gaither, Carol Mariani, Margaret K. Corley, Adalgisa Caccone, Michael D. Wilson, Joseph R. Fauver, Michael Cappello
The paper adapts an African Necator americanus strain to laboratory conditions and generates a high-quality genome assembly for further study.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology