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Virulence, drug sensitivity and transmission success in the rodent malaria, Plasmodium chabaudi.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Nov 2012
Schneider Petra, Bell Andrew S, Sim Derek G, O'Donnell Aidan J, Blanford Simon, Paaijmans Krijn P, Read Andrew F, Reece Sarah E
Abstract excerpt
Here, we test the hypothesis that virulent malaria parasites are less susceptible to drug treatment than less virulent parasites. If true, drug treatment might promote the evolution of more virulent parasites (defined here as those doing more harm to hosts). Drug-resistance mechanisms that protect parasites through interactions with drug molecules at the sub-cellular level are well known. However, parasite...
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