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Malarial parasite diversity in chimpanzees: the value of comparative approaches to ascertain the evolution of Plasmodium falciparum antigens

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum shares its most recent common ancestor with parasites found in African apes; these species constitute the so-called Laverania clade. In this investigation, the evolutionary history of Plasmodium lineages found in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) was explored. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Pacheco, M Andreína, Cranfield, Michael, Cameron, Kenneth, Escalante, Ananias A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3848613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24044371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-328