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Recent increase in low complexity polygenomic infections and sialic acid-independent invasion pathways in Plasmodium falciparum from Western Gambia

BACKGROUND: The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum utilizes multiple alternative receptor-ligand interactions for the invasion of human erythrocytes. While some P. falciparum clones make use of sialic acid (SA) residues on the surface of the human glycophorin receptors to invade the erythrocyte,...

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Autores principales: Nganyewo, Nora Nghochuzie, Bojang, Fatoumata, Oriero, Eniyou Cheryll, Drammeh, Ndey Fatou, Ajibola, Olumide, Mbye, Haddijatou, Jawara, Aminata Seedy, Corea, Simon, Awandare, Gordon Akanzuwine, D’Alessandro, Umberto, Amenga-Etego, Lucas N., Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10472613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37653544
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05929-4