Article
The genetic diversity of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium brasilianum from human, simian and mosquito hosts in Brazil.
Acta tropica - 1 Oct 2012
Guimarães L O, Bajay M M, Wunderlich G, Bueno M G, Röhe F, Catão-Dias J L, Neves A, Malafronte R S, Curado I, Kirchgatter K
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium malariae is a protozoan parasite that causes malaria in humans and is genetically indistinguishable from Plasmodium brasilianum, a parasite infecting New World monkeys in Central and South America. P. malariae has a wide and patchy global distribution in tropical and subtropical regions, being found in South America, Asia, and Africa. However, little is known regarding the genetics of these parasites...
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