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Using the Plasmodium mitochondrial genome for classifying mixed-species infections and inferring the geographical origin of P. falciparum parasites imported to the U.S.

The ability to identify mixed-species infections and track the origin of Plasmodium parasites can further enhance the development of treatment and prevention recommendations as well as outbreak investigations. Here, we explore the utility of using the full Plasmodium mitochondrial genome to classify...

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Autores principales: Schmedes, Sarah E., Patel, Dhruviben, Kelley, Julia, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Talundzic, Eldin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6490880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31039178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215754