A general SNP-based molecular barcode for Plasmodium falciparum identification and tracking
Background: Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping provides the means to develop a practical, rapid, inexpensive assay that will uniquely identify any Plasmodium falciparum parasite using a small amount of DNA. Such an assay could be used to distinguish recrudescence from re-infection in...
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Language: | en_US |
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BioMed Central Ltd.
2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49467 |