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Typing Plasmodium yoelii microsatellites using a simple and affordable fluorescent labeling method.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology - 1 Oct 2007
Li Jian, Zhang Yanhui, Sullivan Margery, Hong Linxian, Huang Lei, Lu Fangli, McCutchan Thomas F, Su Xin-Zhuan
Abstract excerpt
The rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium yoelii has been an important animal model for studying malaria pathology and host-parasite interactions. Compared with other rodent malaria parasites such as Plasmodium chabaudi, however, genetic mapping studies on P. yoelii have been limited, partly due to the absence of genetic markers and the lack of well characterized phenotypes. Taking advantage of the available genome...
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