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Characterization of Plasmodium ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri in Western Kenya utilizing a novel species-specific real-time PCR assay.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Miller Robin H, Obuya Clifford O, Wanja Elizabeth W, Ogutu Bernhards, Waitumbi John, Luckhart Shirley, Stewart V Ann
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium ovale is comprised of two genetically distinct subspecies, P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri. Although P. ovale subspecies are similar based on morphology and geographical distribution, allelic differences indicate that P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri are genetically divergent. Additionally, potential clinical and latency duration differences between P. ovale curtisi and P....
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