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Pathogenicity Determinants of the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum Have Ancient Origins

Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly of the human malaria parasites, is a member of the Laverania subgenus that also infects African Great Apes. The virulence of P. falciparum is related to cytoadhesion of infected erythrocytes in microvasculature, but the origin of dangerous parasite adhesion tra...

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Autores principales: Brazier, Andrew J., Avril, Marion, Bernabeu, Maria, Benjamin, Maxwell, Smith, Joseph D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5227068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28101534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00348-16