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Draft Genome Sequence of the First Pathogenic Leptospira Isolates from Ecuador

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Pathogenic Leptospira spp. cause leptospirosis upon contact with mucosa through wounds or ingestion, leading to headaches, fever, jaundice, kidney or liver failure, or death in about 1.3 million people each year. Here, we present the draft genomes of one L. santarosai isolate and two L. interrogans isolates from Ecuador.

Source: Genome Announcements

DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00271-16

Authors: Veronica Barragan, Jason W. Sahl, Kristin Wiggins, Jorge Chiriboga, Ana Salinas, Nancy E. Cantos, Mariana N. Loor, Bertha I. Intriago, Melba Morales, Gabriel Trueba, Talima Pearson

Institutions: Northern Arizona University, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Ministerio de Salud Pública

Language: English

Topic: Leptospirosis research and findings

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Award: Environmental sampling of Leptospira species to link to human leptospirosis cases

OpenAlex ID: W2346265091

FWCI: 0.688

Cites: 8

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10