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Evidence for clonal propagation in natural isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from Venezuela.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 5 Jun 2001
Urdaneta L, Lal A, Barnabe C, Oury B, Goldman I, Ayala F J, Tibayrenc M
Abstract excerpt
We have analyzed 75 isolates of Plasmodium falciparum, collected in Venezuela during both the dry (November) and rainy (May-July) seasons, with a range of genetic markers including antigen genes and 14 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primers. Thirteen P. falciparum stocks from Kenya and four other Plasmodium species are included in the analysis for comparison. Cross-hybridization shows that the 14 RAPD...
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