Pathogenicity Determinants of the Human Malaria Parasite <named-content content-type="genus-species">Plasmodium falciparum</named-content> Have Ancient Origins

ABSTRACT Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly of the human malaria parasites, is a member of the Laverania subgenus that also infects African Great Apes. The virulence of P. falciparum is related to cytoadhesion of infected erythrocytes in microvasculature, but the origin of dangerous parasite adh...

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Main Authors: Andrew J. Brazier, Marion Avril, Maria Bernabeu, Maxwell Benjamin, Joseph D. Smith
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/baf3c0bdf19f4865802e6a010b317f59
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