A recombinant antibody against Plasmodium vivax UIS4 for distinguishing replicating from dormant liver stages

A recombinant antibody against Plasmodium vivax UIS4 for distinguishing replicating from dormant liver stages

Abstract Background Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread of the human malaria parasites, causing 50,000 to 100,000 deaths annually. Plasmodium vivax parasites have the unique feature of forming dormant liver stages (hypnozoites) that can reactivate weeks or months after a parasite-...

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Main Authors: Carola Schafer, Nicholas Dambrauskas, Ryan W. Steel, Sara Carbonetti, Vorada Chuenchob, Erika L. Flannery, Vladimir Vigdorovich, Brian G. Oliver, Wanlapa Roobsoong, Steven P. Maher, Dennis Kyle, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Stefan H. I. Kappe, Sebastian A. Mikolajczak, D. Noah Sather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium vivax
UIS4
Hypnozoite
Recombinant antibody
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2519-7

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