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Comparative population structure of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium falciparum under different transmission settings in Malawi

BACKGROUND: Described here is the first population genetic study of Plasmodium malariae, the causative agent of quartan malaria. Although not as deadly as Plasmodium falciparum, P. malariae is more common than previously thought, and is frequently in sympatry and co-infection with P. falciparum, mak...

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Autores principales: Bruce, Marian C, Macheso, Allan, McConnachie, Alex, Molyneux, Malcolm E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3050775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21314950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-38