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Analysis of the trap gene provides evidence for the role of elevation and vector abundance in the genetic diversity of Plasmodium relictum in Hawaii

BACKGROUND: The avian disease system in Hawaii offers an ideal opportunity to investigate host-pathogen interactions in a natural setting. Previous studies have recognized only a single mitochondrial lineage of avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) in the Hawaiian Islands, but cloning and sequencing o...

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Autores principales: Farias, Margaret E M, Atkinson, Carter T, LaPointe, Dennis A, Jarvi, Susan I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3489548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22943788
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-305