This study uses low-coverage whole genome sequencing to investigate the genomic basis of derived dwarfism and exudivory in Callithrix marmosets, identifying candidate genes under positive selection.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The genome of the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium simium reveals adaptations to host-switching

Tobias Mourier, Denise Anete Madureira de Alvarenga, Abhinav Kaushik, Anielle de Pina-Costa, Olga Douvropoulou, Qingtian Guan, Francisco J. Guzmán‐Vega, Sarah Jayne Forrester, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Cesare Bianco‐Júnior, Júlio César de Souza, Sílvia Bahadian Moreira, Zelinda Maria Braga Hirano, Alcides Pissinatti, Maria de Fátima Ferreira‐da‐Cruz, , Arnab Pain

The paper sequences the genome of Plasmodium simium to study its evolutionary history and identify genetic adaptations enabling host-switching to humans.

BMC Biology · Sep 30, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

Mitogenomic Phylogeny of Callithrix with Special Focus on Human Transferred Taxa

Joanna Malukiewicz, Reed A. Cartwright, Nelson H. A. Curi, Jorge Abdala Dergam, Claudia S. Igayara, Sílvia Bahadian Moreira, Camila Vieira Molina, Patrícia Avello Nicola, Angela Noll, Marcelo Passamani, Luiz Cézar Machado Pereira, Alcides Pissinatti, Carlos Ramon Ruiz-Miranda, Daniel L. Silva, Anne C. Stone, , Christian Roos

The paper reconstructs the mitogenome phylogeny of Callithrix marmosets, identifies hybridization events, and provides divergence time estimates for species within the genus.

BMC Genomics · Apr 6, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

Plasmodium simium causing human malaria: a zoonosis with outbreak potential in the Rio de Janeiro Brazilian Atlantic forest

Patrícia Brasil, Mariano Gustavo Zalis, Anielle de Pina-Costa, André Machado Siqueira, Cesare Bianco‐Júnior, Sidnei Silva, André Luiz Lisboa Areas, Marcelo Pelajo‐Machado, Denise Anete Madureira de Alvarenga, Ana Carolina Faria e Silva Santelli, Hermano Gomes Albuquerque, Pedro Cravo, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Cassio Peterka, Graziela Maria Zaniní, , Cláudio Tadeu Daniel‐Ribeiro

The paper identifies Plasmodium simium as the cause of malaria outbreaks in Rio de Janeiro, demonstrating zoonotic transmission from monkeys to humans.

bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2017 · PreprintGenetics