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Why is Babesia not killed by artemisinin like Plasmodium?
Babesia spp. are intraerythrocytic apicomplexans that digest and utilize red blood cells in a similar way to intraerythrocytic Plasmodium spp., but unlike the latter, are not sensitive to artemisinin. A comparison of Babesia and Plasmodium genomes revealed that Babesia genomes, which are smaller tha...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10249562/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37291657 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05783-4 |