Comparative Draft Genomes of Leishmania orientalis Isolate PCM2 (Formerly Named Leishmania siamensis) and Leishmania martiniquensis Isolate PCM3 from the Southern Province of Thailand

• Main Authors: Pornchai Anuntasomboon, Suradej Siripattanapipong, Sasimanas Unajak, Kiattawee Choowongkomon, Richard Burchmore, Saovanee Leelayoova, Mathirut Mungthin, Teerasak E-Kobon
• Other Authors: School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/73038
• Institution: Mahidol University

(1) Background: Autochthonous leishmaniasis, a sandfly-borne disease caused by the protozoan parasites Leishmania orientalis (formerly named Leishmania siamensis) and Leishmania martiniquensis, has been reported for immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients in the southern province of Thailand....