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ArticleScientific reports2020

Application of next generation sequencing (NGS) for descriptive analysis of 30 genomes of Leishmania infantum isolates in Middle-North Brazil.

Kátia Silene Sousa Carvalho, Wilson José da Silva Júnior, Marcos da Silveira Regueira Neto, Vladimir Costa Silva, Sérgio de Sá Leitão Paiva Júnior, Valdir Queiroz Balbino, Dorcas Lamounier Costa, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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  1. Next-generation molecular tools in veterinary parasitology: advances, challenges, and perspectives in the diagnosis of emerging parasites.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2026
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kátia Silene Sousa CarvalhoLaboratory of Leishmaniasis, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil.
Wilson José da Silva JúniorLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Marcos da Silveira Regueira NetoLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Vladimir Costa SilvaLaboratory of Leishmaniasis, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil.
Sérgio de Sá Leitão Paiva JúniorLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Valdir Queiroz BalbinoLaboratory of Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Dorcas Lamounier CostaCenter of Intelligence for Emerging and Neglected Tropical Injuries and Diseases, Teresina, Brazil.
Carlos Henrique Nery CostaLaboratory of Leishmaniasis, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil. chncosta@gmail.com.
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · BRUniversidade Federal do Piauí · BRInstituto Federal do Piauí · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a life-threatening disease caused by the protozoa Leishmania donovani and L. infantum. Likely, L. infantum was introduced in the New World by the Iberic colonizers. Due to recent introduction, the genetic diversity is low. Access to genomic information through the sequencing of Leishmania isolates allows the characterization of populations through the identification and analysis of variations. Population structure information may reveal important data on disease dynamics. Aiming to describe the genetic diversity of L. infantum from the Middle-North, Brazil, next generation sequencing of 30 Leishmania isolates obtained in the city of Teresina, from where the disease dispersed, was performed. The variations were categorized accordingly to the genome region and impact and provided the basis for chromosomal ploidy and population structure analysis. The results showed low diversity between the isolates and the Iberic reference genome JPCM5. Most variations were seen in non-coding regions, with modifying impact. The ploidy number analysis showed aneuploid profile. The population structure analysis revealed the presence of two L. infantum populations identified in Teresina. Further population genetics studies with a larger number of isolates should be performed in order to identify the genetic background associated with virulence and parasite ecology.

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Genome, ProtozoanBrazilChromosomesDNA Copy Number VariationsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingLeishmania infantumLikelihood FunctionsPhylogenyPolymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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