First Full Draft Genome Sequence ofPlasmodium brasilianum.
Plasmodium malariaeis a protozoan parasite that can cause human malaria. The simian parasitePlasmodium brasilianuminfects New World monkeys from Latin America and is morphologically indistinguishable fromP. malariaeHere, we report the first full draft genome sequence forP. brasilianum.
Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA etalundzic@cdc.gov.|Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, VAMC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Eldin
E
Talundzic
School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Shashidhar
S
Ravishankar
SRA International, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Vishal
V
Nayak
Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.|Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, VAMC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Dhruviben S
DS
Patel
Torq Informatics, Mebane, North Carolina, USA.
Christian
C
Olsen
Torq Informatics, Mebane, North Carolina, USA.
Mili
M
Sheth
Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Dhwani
D
Batra
Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Vladimir
V
Loparev
School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fredrik O
FO
Vannberg
Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Venkatachalam
V
Udhayakumar
Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
John W
JW
Barnwell