Plasmodium vivax: Merozoites, invasion of reticulocytes and considerations for malaria vaccine development

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Several Plasmodium vivax merozoite proteins have been characterized over the past few years, including two that bind specifically to reticulocytes. Here, Mare Galinski and John Barnwell examine P. vivax merozoites and constituent molecules that are involved in host cell selection and invasion, and that also are viewed as malaria vaccine candidates. They also discuss how knowledge of the reticulocyte-binding...

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