Genetic diversity and natural selection of Plasmodium knowlesi merozoite surface protein 1 paralog gene in Malaysia

Abstract Background Human infections due to the monkey malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is on the rise in most Southeast Asian countries specifically Malaysia. The C-terminal 19 kDa domain of PvMSP1P is a potential vaccine candidate, however, no study has been conducted in the orthologous gene o...

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Main Authors: Md Atique Ahmed, Muh Fauzi, Eun-Taek Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2256-y