Adaptive Evolution of RH5 in Ape <italic toggle="yes">Plasmodium</italic> species of the <italic toggle="yes">Laverania</italic> Subgenus

ABSTRACT Plasmodium falciparum, the major cause of malaria morbidity and mortality in humans, has been shown to have emerged after cross-species transmission of one of six host-specific parasites (subgenus Laverania) infecting wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla)...

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Main Authors: Lindsey J. Plenderleith, Weimin Liu, Oscar A. MacLean, Yingying Li, Dorothy E. Loy, Sesh A. Sundararaman, Frederic Bibollet-Ruche, Gerald H. Learn, Beatrice H. Hahn, Paul M. Sharp
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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RH5
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/72968de674554b908ed14642623310d4
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