TY - JOUR
T1 - Genome analysis of triploid hybrid Leishmania parasite from the neotropics
AU - Van den Broeck, Frederik
AU - Heeren, Senne
AU - Maes, Ilse
AU - Sanders, Mandy
AU - Cotton, James A
AU - Cupolillo, Elisa
AU - Alvarez, Eugenia
AU - Garcia, Lineth
AU - Tasia, Maureen
AU - Marneffe, Alice
AU - Dujardin, Jean-Claude
AU - Van der Auwera, Gert
N1 - FTX; DOAJ; (CC BY 4.0)
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - We discovered a hybrid Leishmania parasite in Costa Rica that is genetically similar to hybrids from Panama. Genome analyses demonstrated the hybrid is triploid and identified L. braziliensis and L. guyanensis-related strains as parents. Our findings highlight the existence of poorly sampled Leishmania (Viannia) variants infectious to humans.
AB - We discovered a hybrid Leishmania parasite in Costa Rica that is genetically similar to hybrids from Panama. Genome analyses demonstrated the hybrid is triploid and identified L. braziliensis and L. guyanensis-related strains as parents. Our findings highlight the existence of poorly sampled Leishmania (Viannia) variants infectious to humans.
U2 - 10.3201/eid2905.221456
DO - 10.3201/eid2905.221456
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
C2 - 37081624
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 29
SP - 1076
EP - 1078
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 5
ER -