The impact of antimalarial resistance on the genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the DRC
The genome of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum contains a record of past evolutionary forces. Here, using 2537 parasite sequences from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the authors demonstrate how drug pressure and human movement have shaped the present-day parasite population.
Main Authors: | Robert Verity, Ozkan Aydemir, Nicholas F. Brazeau, Oliver J. Watson, Nicholas J. Hathaway, Melchior Kashamuka Mwandagalirwa, Patrick W. Marsh, Kyaw Thwai, Travis Fulton, Madeline Denton, Andrew P. Morgan, Jonathan B. Parr, Patrick K. Tumwebaze, Melissa Conrad, Philip J. Rosenthal, Deus S. Ishengoma, Jeremiah Ngondi, Julie Gutman, Modest Mulenga, Douglas E. Norris, William J. Moss, Benedicta A. Mensah, James L. Myers-Hansen, Anita Ghansah, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Azra C. Ghani, Steven R. Meshnick, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Jonathan J. Juliano |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-04-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15779-8 |
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