Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Dec 2018)

Complete and de novo assembly of the Leishmania braziliensis (M2904) genome

  • Sandra González-de la Fuente,
  • Esther Camacho,
  • Ramón Peiró-Pastor,
  • Alberto Rastrojo,
  • Fernando Carrasco-Ramiro,
  • Begoña Aguado,
  • Jose M Requena/

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760180438
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 114, no. 0

Abstract

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Leishmania braziliensis is the etiological agent of American mucosal leishmaniasis, one of the most severe clinical forms of leishmaniasis. Here, we report the assembly of the L. braziliensis (M2904) genome into 35 continuous chromosomes. Also, the annotation of 8395 genes is provided. The public availability of this information will contribute to a better knowledge of this pathogen and help in the search for vaccines and novel drug targets aimed to control the disease caused by this Leishmania species.

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