title: Draft Genome Sequence of the First Pathogenic Leptospira Isolates from Ecuador.
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.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Instituto de Microbiologia, Colegio de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barragan
authors.affiliation: The Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sahl
authors.affiliation: Translational Genomics Research Institute, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wiggins
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Microbiologia, Colegio de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chiriboga
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Microbiologia, Colegio de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.affiliation: Ministerio de Salud Pública, Portoviejo, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Nancy E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Cantos
authors.affiliation: Ministerio de Salud Pública, Portoviejo, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Mariana N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Loor
authors.affiliation: Ministerio de Salud Pública, Portoviejo, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Bertha I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Intriago
authors.affiliation: Ministerio de Salud Pública, Portoviejo, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Melba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Microbiologia, Colegio de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trueba
authors.affiliation: The Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA talima.pearson@nau.edu.
authors.forename: Talima
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pearson