Internalization of Erythrocyte Acylpeptide Hydrolase Is Required for Asexual Replication of Plasmodium falciparum
Nearly half a million deaths were attributed to malaria in 2017. Protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium cause disease in humans while replicating asexually within the host’s erythrocytes, with P. falciparum responsible for most of the mortality. Understanding how Plasmodium spp. have adapted to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-05-01
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| Series: | mSphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00077-19 |