RNASeq analysis of three life cycle stages of the Gregarine, Blabericola migrator
Serious human diseases are caused by protozoan parasites in the Phylum Apicomplexa, including malaria, toxoplasmosis and cryptosporidiosis. However, the majority of apicomplexan species diversity is contained within the sub-class of Gregarines, which infect mainly the gut lining of invertebrates found in nearly all land and water environments. Blabericola migrator is a species of Gregarine that solely infects Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches (Gromphadorhina portentosa). Gregarines have several distinct internal stages, including sporozoite, trophozoite, and those in the sexual stage of syzygy. Here we report stage-specific transcriptomic analysis for three life cycle stages (attached trophozoites, detached trophozoites, syzygy) from B. migrator.