Insights into the evolution, virulence and speciation of Babesia MO1 and Babesia divergens through multiomics analyses
Singh P, Vydyam P, Fang T, Estrada K, Gonzalez L, Grande R, Kumar M, Chakravarty S, Berry V, Ranwez V, Carcy B, Depoix D, Sánchez S, Cornillot E, Abel S, Ciampossin L, Lenz T, Harb O, Sanchez-Flores A, Montero E, Le Roch K, Lonardi S, Mamoun C. Insights into the evolution, virulence and speciation of Babesia MO1 and Babesia divergens through multiomics analyses. Emerging Microbes & Infections 2024, 13: 2386136. PMID: 39148308, PMCID: PMC11370697, DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2386136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeveraging genomic informationHuman babesiosisTick-borne diseasesDiseases of significanceCases of human babesiosisGenomic divergenceGenome sequenceGenomic informationMultigene familyGene functionBabesia divergensMammalian hostsAnimal healthMultiomics analysisZoonotic pathogensBabesiosisProtozoan parasitesVirulent strainsPathogensVertebrate hostsEnvironmental changesVirulenceReplication rateAntiparasitic drugsParasites