Identification of a novel merozoite surface antigen of Plasmodium vivax, PvMSA180

Identification of a novel merozoite surface antigen of Plasmodium vivax, PvMSA180

Abstract Background Although a number of Plasmodium vivax proteins have been identified, few have been investigated as potential vaccine candidates. This study characterized the Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface antigen 180 (PvMSA180, PVX_094920), a novel P. vivax antigenic protein. Methods The tar...

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Main Authors: Fauzi Muh, Jin-Hee Han, Myat Htut Nyunt, Seong-Kyun Lee, Hye-Yoon Jeon, Kwon-Soo Ha, Won Sun Park, Seok-Ho Hong, Md Atique Ahmed, Sunghun Na, Eizo Takashima, Takafumi Tsuboi, Eun-Taek Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium vivax
MSA180
Humoral immune response
Merozoite surface protein
Haplotype
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1760-9

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