Development of a SNP barcode to genotype Babesia microti infections.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Mary Lynn Baniecki, Jade Moon, Kian Sani, Jacob E Lemieux, Stephen F Schaffner, Pardis C Sabeti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Nantucket
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007194; https://doaj.org/article/9762671b28e14ab8bf75d5707de18bc4

Babesia microti is tick-borne disease that is an emerging threat to public health due to increasing prevalence and expanding geographic range. Detection and constant surveillance of babesiosis is imperative for predicting pathogen expansion. Leveraging our whole genome sequence (WGS) analyses of B....