Article
Genome-wide diversity and differentiation in New World populations of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jul 2017
de Oliveira Thais C, Rodrigues Priscila T, Menezes Maria José, Gonçalves-Lopes Raquel M, Bastos Melissa S, Lima Nathália F, Barbosa Susana, Gerber Alexandra L, Loss de Morais Guilherme, Berná Luisa, Phelan Jody, Robello Carlos, de Vasconcelos Ana Tereza R, Alves João Marcelo P, Ferreira Marcelo U
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Americas were the last continent colonized by humans carrying malaria parasites. Plasmodium falciparum from the New World shows very little genetic diversity and greater linkage disequilibrium, compared with its African counterparts, and is clearly subdivided into local, highly divergent populations. However, limited available data have revealed extensive genetic diversity in American populations...
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