Genomic analyses reveal moderate levels of ploidy, high heterozygosity and structural variations in a Colombian isolate of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis

LH Patino, C Muskus, M Muñoz, JD Ramírez - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Leishmania amazonensis is one of the causative agents of the different forms of cutaneous
leishmaniasis present in Latin America. This species has been isolated from humans and …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic diversity and genetic variation of Leishmania panamensis within its endemic range

A Llanes, G Cruz, M Morán, C Vega, VJ Pineda… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Species belonging to the Leishmania (Viannia) subgenus are important causative agents of
cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Central and South America. These …

Intraspecific Genomic Divergence and Minor Structural Variations in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis

LH Patino, M Muñoz, C Muskus, C Méndez… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis is one of the most important Leishmania species
associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Latin America. Despite its wide geographic …

Genetic diversity of Leishmania amazonensisstrains isolated in northeastern Brazil as revealed by DNA sequencing, PCR-based analyses and molecular karyotyping

JPC de Oliveira, F Fernandes, AK Cruz… - … biology and disease, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Background Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis infection in man results in a
clinical spectrum of disease manifestations ranging from cutaneous to mucosal or visceral …

Comparative analyses of whole genome sequences of Leishmania infantum isolates from humans and dogs in northeastern Brazil

DG Teixeira, GRG Monteiro, DRA Martins… - International journal for …, 2017 - Elsevier
The genomic sequences of 20 Leishmania infantum isolates collected in northeastern Brazil
were compared with each other and with the available genomic sequences of 29 L …

Identification of divergent Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis ecotypes derived from a geographically restricted area through whole genome analysis

B SL Figueiredo de Sá, AM Rezende… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Leishmania braziliensis, the main etiological agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Latin
America, is characterized by major differences in basic biology in comparison with better …

Filling the gaps in Leishmania naiffi and Leishmania guyanensis genome plasticity

LH Patino, M Munoz, P Pavia, C Muskus, M Shaban… - G3, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Insufficient and irregular data reports on Leishmaniasis, issuing from the developing world,
have left much to be desired in terms of understanding the molecular signatures producing …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular characterization and geographical distribution of leishmaniasis aethiological agents in Peru

J Urbano, G Minaya, M Sanchez-Moreno… - Rev Ibero-Latinoam …, 2011 - researchgate.net
The clinical characteristics of Leishmaniasis in Peru differ according to the geographical
region where the disease appears, being predominantly cutaneous in the Andes and …

Revisiting the heterogeneous global genomic population structure of Leishmania infantum

LH Patino, A Castillo-Castañeda… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Leishmania infantum is the main causative agent responsible for visceral leishmaniasis
(VL), a disease with global distribution. The genomic structure and genetic variation of this …

Comparative genomics of canine-isolated Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis from an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Governador Valadares …

HO Valdivia, LV Almeida, BM Roatt, JL Reis-Cunha… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Leishmaniasis is a highly diverse group of diseases caused by kinetoplastid of the genus
Leishmania. These parasites are taxonomically diverse, with human pathogenic species …