Mitochondrial genes support a common origin of rodent malaria parasites and Plasmodium falciparum's relatives infecting great apes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>is responsible for the most acute form of human malaria. Most recent studies demonstrate that it belongs to a monophyletic lineage specialized in the infection of great ape hosts. Several ot...
Main Authors: | Blanquart Samuel, Gascuel Olivier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/70 |
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