Expanded genome-wide comparisons give novel insights into population structure and genetic heterogeneity of Leishmania tropica complex.

• Main Authors: Tamara Salloum (Author), Rim Moussa (Author), Ryan Rahy (Author), Jospin Al Deek (Author), Ibrahim Khalifeh (Author), Rana El Hajj (Author), Neil Hall (Author), Robert P Hirt (Author), Sima Tokajian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leishmania tropica is one of the main causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Population structures of L. tropica appear to be genetically highly diverse. However, the relationship between L. tropica strains genomic diversity, protein coding gene evolution and biogeography are still poorly...