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Distinct genetic difference between the Duffy binding protein (PkDBPαII) of Plasmodium knowlesi clinical isolates from North Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium knowlesi is one of the monkey malaria parasites that can cause human malaria. The Duffy binding protein of P. knowlesi (PkDBPαII) is essential for the parasite’s invasion into human and monkey erythrocytes. A previous study on P. knowlesi clinical isolates from Peninsular Mala...

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Autores principales: Fong, Mun-Yik, Rashdi, Sarah AA, Yusof, Ruhani, Lau, Yee-Ling
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4339428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25890095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0610-x