Two functional reticulocyte binding-like (RBL) invasion ligands of zoonotic <it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it> exhibit differential adhesion to monkey and human erythrocytes

Two functional reticulocyte binding-like (RBL) invasion ligands of zoonotic <it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it> exhibit differential adhesion to monkey and human erythrocytes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it> is a monkey malaria species that is becoming a serious public health concern infecting hundreds and perhaps thousands of humans in Southeast Asia. Invasion of erythrocytes by merozoites entail...

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Main Authors: Semenya Amma A, Tran Tuan M, Meyer Esmeralda VS, Barnwell John W, Galinski Mary R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
<it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it>
Malaria
Erythrocyte
Merozoite
Adhesion
Binding protein
Reticulocyte
Invasion ligand
RBLs
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/228

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