Chimpanzee malaria parasites related to Plasmodium ovale in Africa.

Chimpanzee malaria parasites related to Plasmodium ovale in Africa.

Since the 1970's, the diversity of Plasmodium parasites in African great apes has been neglected. Surprisingly, P. reichenowi, a chimpanzee parasite, is the only such parasite to have been molecularly characterized. This parasite is closely phylogenetically related to P. falciparum, the princip...

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Main Authors: Linda Duval, Eric Nerrienet, Dominique Rousset, Serge Alain Sadeuh Mba, Sandrine Houze, Mathieu Fourment, Jacques Le Bras, Vincent Robert, Frederic Ariey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19436742/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19436742/?tool=EBI

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