A new single-step PCR assay for the detection of the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi.

A new single-step PCR assay for the detection of the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi.

Recent studies in Southeast Asia have demonstrated substantial zoonotic transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans. Microscopically, P. knowlesi exhibits several stage-dependent morphological similarities to P. malariae and P. falciparum. These similarities often lead to misdiagnosis of P. knowle...

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Main Authors: Naomi W Lucchi, Mitra Poorak, Jenna Oberstaller, Jeremy DeBarry, Ganesh Srinivasamoorthy, Ira Goldman, Maniphet Xayavong, Alexandre J da Silva, David S Peterson, John W Barnwell, Jessica Kissinger, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3282782?pdf=render

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