Environmental genes and genomes: understanding the differences and challenges in the approaches and software for their analyses

ML Zepeda Mendoza, T Sicheritz-Ponten… - Briefings in …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
DNA-based taxonomic and functional profiling is widely used for the characterization of
organismal communities across a rapidly increasing array of research areas that include the …

The binomial parasite-host immunity in the healing process and in reactivation of human tegumentary leishmaniasis

F Conceição-Silva, J Leite-Silva… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by different species of protozoa
from the Leishmania genus. Classically, the disease can be classified into two main clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomy, diversity, temporal and geographical distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia: A retrospective study

JD Ramírez, C Hernández, CM León, MS Ayala… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Leishmaniases are tropical zoonotic diseases, caused by kinetoplastid parasites from the
genus Leishmania. New World (NW) species are related to sylvatic cycles although …

Genomic Diversification, Structural Plasticity, and Hybridization in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

LH Patino, M Muñoz, L Cruz-Saavedra… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is an important Leishmania species circulating in several
Central and South American countries. Among Leishmania species circulating in Brazil …

Selective whole-genome amplification reveals population genetics of Leishmania braziliensis directly from patient skin biopsies

OA Pilling, JL Reis-Cunha, CA Grace, ASF Berry… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
In Brazil, Leishmania braziliensis is the main causative agent of the neglected tropical
disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). CL presents on a spectrum of disease severity with …

Evaluation of a Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) scheme for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis in Colombia

G Herrera, C Hernández, MS Ayala, C Flórez… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Background Leishmaniases are parasitic vector-borne diseases affecting more than 12
million people in 98 countries. In Colombia, leishmaniasis is widespread and the most …

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 …

Novel Insights Into Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis In Vitro Fitness Guided by Temperature Changes Along With Its Subtilisins and Oligopeptidase B

A Zabala-Peñafiel, L Cysne-Finkelstein… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Proteases are virulence factors with a recognized impact on the Leishmania spp. life cycle.
This study considers a set of analyses measuring phenotypic factors of L.(V.) braziliensis …

Evolutionary history of Leishmania killicki (synonymous Leishmania tropica) and taxonomic implications

D Chaara, C Ravel, AL Bañuls, N Haouas, P Lami… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background The taxonomic status of Leishmania (L.) killicki, a parasite that causes chronic
cutaneous leishmaniasis, is not well defined yet. Indeed, some researchers suggested that …

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Leishmania infantum in Morocco as Revealed by Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) Approach

S El Mazini, M Barhoumi, I Mhaidi, O Daoui, MA Kbaich… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leishmania infantum is endemic in Morocco, and it causes both visceral (VL) and cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL). In this study, the multilocus sequence typing (MLST) approach was used …