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Plasmodium falciparum population dynamics: only snapshots in time?
Trends in parasitology - 1 Aug 2008
Färnert Anna
Abstract excerpt
Infections caused by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum often comprise multiple genetically distinct clones. Individuals in endemic areas can have different clones detected in their peripheral blood over a few days or even hours. This reveals interesting within-host dynamics of multiclonal infections, which seem to differ in asymptomatic and symptomatic infections. As well as being an intriguing...
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