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Genomic analysis of natural intra-specific hybrids among Ethiopian isolates of Leishmania donovani.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Apr 2020
Cotton James A, Durrant Caroline, Franssen Susanne U, Gelanew Tesfaye, Hailu Asrat, Mateus David, Sanders Mandy J, Berriman Matthew, Volf Petr, Miles Michael A, Yeo Matthew
Abstract excerpt
Parasites of the genus Leishmania (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) cause widespread and devastating human diseases. Visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania donovani is endemic in Ethiopia where it has also been responsible for major epidemics. The presence of hybrid genotypes has been widely reported in surveys of natural populations, genetic variation reported in a number of Leishmania species, and the extant...
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