Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania.

Hybrid genotypes have been repeatedly described among natural isolates of Leishmania, and the recovery of experimental hybrids from sand flies co-infected with different strains or species of Leishmania has formally demonstrated that members of the genus possess the machinery for genetic exchange. A...

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Main Authors: Ehud Inbar, Jahangheer Shaik, Stefano A Iantorno, Audrey Romano, Chukwunonso O Nzelu, Katherine Owens, Mandy J Sanders, Deborah Dobson, James A Cotton, Michael E Grigg, Stephen M Beverley, David Sacks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008042