Draft Genome Sequence of the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania braziliensis Strain BA788, Isolated from a Clinical Case in Bahia State, Brazil.
Anderson Coqueiro-Dos-SantosGabrielle Ariadine BentoAldina BarralCamila I de OliveiraDaniella Castanheira BartholomeuPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2022)
The draft genome of the parasite Leishmania braziliensis strain BA788, which was isolated from a patient from Bahia state, Brazil, was sequenced using Illumina paired-end technology. The assembled genome is 33.5 Mb long and contains 7,603 genes. This genome will contribute to studies aimed at understanding the pathogenesis caused by this parasite strain.