Extracellular vesicles carrying lactate dehydrogenase induce suicide in increased population density of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Abstract Even with access to sufficient nutrients and atmosphere, Plasmodium falciparum can barely be cultured at maximum growth capacity in vitro conditions. Because of this behavior, it has been suggested that P. falciparum has self-regulatory mechanisms in response to density stress. Only recentl...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Correa, Lorena Coronado, Zuleima Caballero, Paula Faral-Tello, Carlos Robello, Carmenza Spadafora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41697-x