Open AccessGenome Assemblies across the Diverse Evolutionary Spectrum of Leishmania Protozoan Parasites
Author(s) -
Wesley C. Warren,
Natalia S. Akopyants,
Deborah E. Dobson,
Christiane HertzFowler,
Lon-Fye Lye,
Peter J. Myler,
Gowthaman Ramasamy,
Achchuthan Shanmugasundram,
Fátima Silva-Franco,
Sascha Steinbiss,
Chad Tomlinson,
Richard K. Wilson,
Stephen M. Beverley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.00545-21
Subject(s) - biology , subfamily , leishmania , protozoan parasite , parasitism , phylogenetic tree , evolutionary biology , trypanosoma , phylum , crithidia , genome , kinetoplastida , phylogenetics , zoology , protozoa , gene , genetics , parasite hosting , protozoal disease , host (biology) , world wide web , computer science , malaria , immunology
We report the high-quality draft assemblies and gene annotations for 13 species and/or strains of the protozoan parasite genera Leishmania , Endotrypanum , and Crithidia , which span the phylogenetic diversity of the subfamily Leishmaniinae within the kinetoplastid order of the phylum Euglenazoa. These resources will support studies on the origins of parasitism.