Polymorphisms analysis of the Plasmodium ovale tryptophan-rich antigen gene (potra) from imported malaria cases in Henan Province

Polymorphisms analysis of the Plasmodium ovale tryptophan-rich antigen gene (potra) from imported malaria cases in Henan Province

Abstract Background Plasmodium ovale has two different subspecies: P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri, which may be distinguished by the gene potra encoding P. ovale tryptophan-rich antigen. The sequence and size of potra gene was variable between the two P. ovale spp., and more fragment sizes...

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Main Authors: Ruimin Zhou, Ying Liu, Suhua Li, Yuling Zhao, Fang Huang, Chengyun Yang, Dan Qian, Deling Lu, Yan Deng, Hongwei Zhang, Bianli Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium ovale curtisi
Plasmodium ovale wallikeri
Plasmodium ovale tryptophan-rich antigen (potra)
Amino acid unit
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2261-1

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