Genomic and transcriptomic comparisons of closely related malaria parasites differing in virulence and sequestration pattern [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Background: Malaria parasite species differ greatly in the harm they do to humans. While P. falciparum kills hundreds of thousands per year, P. vivax kills much less often and P. malariae is relatively benign. Strains of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium chabaudi show phenotypic variation in vi...

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Main Authors: Jing-wen Lin, Adam J. Reid, Deirdre Cunningham, Ulrike Böhme, Irene Tumwine, Sara Keller-Mclaughlin, Mandy Sanders, Matthew Berriman, Jean Langhorne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2018-11-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/3-142/v1