Marine actinomycetes: a new source of compounds against the human malaria parasite.

Malaria continues to be a devastating parasitic disease that causes the death of 2 million individuals annually. The increase in multi-drug resistance together with the absence of an efficient vaccine hastens the need for speedy and comprehensive antimalarial drug discovery and development. Througho...

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Main Authors: Jacques Prudhomme, Eric McDaniel, Nadia Ponts, Stéphane Bertani, William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Karine Le Roch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2391291?pdf=render