Evolutionary genomics of a zoonotic parasite across the Neotropical Realm
S. Heeren, M. Sanders, J. J. Shaw, S. P. Brandao-Filho, M. Cortes Boite, L. M. Cantanhede, K. Chourabi, I. Maes, A. Llanos-Cuentas, J. Arevalo, J. D. Marco, P. Lemey, J. A. Cotton, J.-C. Dujardin, E. Cupolillo, F. Van den Broeck
The paper analyzes the genomic diversity of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis across the Neotropical Realm, identifying two major parasite groups associated with different biomes and highlighting ecological and epidemiological differences.
bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2024Evolutionary Biology