Mouse genome unraveled. Perhaps new strategies to curtail the proliferation of tick-borne and other infectious diseases.
The genome of Peromyscus leucopus, natural host for Lyme disease and other emerging infections July 24, 2019 Abstract The rodent Peromyscus leucopus is the natural reservoir of several tick-borne infections, including Lyme disease. To expand the knowledge base for this key species in life cycles of several pathogens, we assembled and scaffolded the P. leucopus genome. The resulting assembly…