==Leishmania Background==

=Leishmania Background=

#Leishmania Major is a tropical parasite

#Leishmania Major is a tropical parasite

#Sepctrum of disease, “Leishmaniases”

#Sepctrum of disease, “Leishmaniases”

#Have adapted to avoid host destruction

#Have adapted to avoid host destruction

#*curing is very hard and doesn’t always work

#*curing is very hard and doesn’t always work

==Genome Structure and Content==

=Genome Structure and Content=

#32,816,678 base pairs obtained

#32,816,678 base pairs obtained

#36 chromosomes

#36 chromosomes

#*Smaller gene families arose from gene duplication

#*Smaller gene families arose from gene duplication

#*Larger families have single genes at multiple locations on the gene

#*Larger families have single genes at multiple locations on the gene

==Genome Comparison==

=Genome Comparison=

#Leishmania is compared with other organisms

#Leishmania is compared with other organisms

#*Trypanosoma Brucei

#*Trypanosoma Brucei

#*Macrophage migration inhibition factor

#*Macrophage migration inhibition factor

#**Similar to that in humans that deals with immunity from macrophage

#**Similar to that in humans that deals with immunity from macrophage