Real-time PCR assay for discrimination of <it>Plasmodium ovale curtisi</it> and <it>Plasmodium ovale wallikeri</it> in the Ivory Coast and in the Comoros Islands
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Plasmodium ovale</it> is one of the five malaria species infecting humans. Recent data have shown that the name of this neglected species masks two distinct genotypes also called <it>curtisi</it> and <i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-09-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/307 |