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. 2025 Jul 10;14(7):e0131724.
doi: 10.1128/mra.01317-24. Epub 2025 Jun 17.

Hybrid reference genome assemblies for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, a primary agent of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

James A Cotton  1   2 , Frederik Van den Broeck  3   4 , Peter J Myler  5   6   7 , Natalia S Akopyants  8 , Matthew Berriman  1   9 , Stephen M Beverley  8
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Hybrid reference genome assemblies for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, a primary agent of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

James A Cotton et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

We report high-quality long-read genome assemblies and annotations for two widely studied reference strains of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, a primary agent of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. These genomes should facilitate studies of animal infectivity and pathogenesis of cutaneous and severe mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.

Keywords: Kinetoplastida; Leishmania braziliensis; South America; Trypanosomatidae; Viannia; comparative genomics; mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.

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