Culture-adapted Plasmodium falciparum isolates from UK travellers: in vitro drug sensitivity, clonality and drug resistance markers

Background The screening of lead compounds against in vitro parasite cultures is an essential step in the development of novel anti-malarial drugs, but currently relies on laboratory parasite lines established in vitro during the last century. This study sought to establish in continuous culture a s...

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Main Authors: van Schalkwyk, D, Burrow, R, Henriques, G, Gadalla, N, Beshir, K, Hasford, C, Wright, S, Ding, X, Chiodini, P, Sutherland, C
Format: Journal article
Published: BioMed Central 2013