The Plasmodium berghei RC strain is highly diverged and harbors putatively novel drug resistance variants

Background The current first line drugs for treating uncomplicated malaria are artemisinin (ART) combination therapies. However, Plasmodium falciparum parasites resistant to ART and partner drugs are spreading, which threatens malaria control efforts. Rodent malaria species are useful models for und...

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Main Authors: Warangkhana Songsungthong, Supasak Kulawonganunchai, Alisa Wilantho, Sissades Tongsima, Pongpisid Koonyosying, Chairat Uthaipibull, Sumalee Kamchonwongpaisan, Philip J. Shaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3766.pdf