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Genetic diversity of the full length apical membrane antigen-1 of Plasmodium knowlesi clinical isolates from Peninsular Malaysia.
Tropical biomedicine - 1 Jun 2021
Ng Y L, Fong M Y, Lau Y L
Abstract excerpt
The Plasmodium knowlesi apical membrane antigen-1 (PkAMA-1) plays an important role in the invasion of the parasite into its host erythrocyte, and it has been regarded as a potential vaccine candidate against human knowlesi malaria. This study investigates genetic diversity and natural selection of the full length PkAMA-1 of P. knowlesi clinical isolates from Peninsular Malaysia. Blood samples were collected from...
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