Antigenic variation at the infected red cell surface in malaria.
Many pathogens that either rely on an insect vector to complete their life cycle (e.g., Trypanosoma spp. and Borrelia spp.) or exist in a unique ecological niche where transmission from host to host is sporadic (e.g., Neisseria spp.) have evolved strategies to maintain infection of their mammalian h...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2001
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