The Plasmodium knowlesi Pk41 surface protein diversity, natural selection, sub population and geographical clustering: a 6-cysteine protein family member

Introduction The zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has currently become the most dominant form of infection in humans in Malaysia and is an emerging infectious disease in most Southeast Asian countries. The P41 is a merozoite surface protein belonging to the 6-cysteine family and is a we...

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Main Authors: Md Atique Ahmed, Ki-Back Chu, Fu-Shi Quan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6141.pdf