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Analysis of the trap gene provides evidence for the role of elevation and vector abundance in the genetic diversity of Plasmodium relictum in Hawaii.
Malaria journal - 3 Sept 2012
Farias Margaret E M, Atkinson Carter T, LaPointe Dennis A, Jarvi Susan I
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BACKGROUND: The avian disease system in Hawaii offers an ideal opportunity to investigate host-pathogen interactions in a natural setting. Previous studies have recognized only a single mitochondrial lineage of avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) in the Hawaiian Islands, but cloning and sequencing of nuclear genes suggest a higher degree of genetic diversity. METHODS: In order to evaluate genetic diversity of P....
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