Simulating within-vector generation of the malaria parasite diversity.

Simulating within-vector generation of the malaria parasite diversity.

Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent human malaria parasite, undergoes asexual reproduction within the human host, but reproduces sexually within its vector host, the Anopheles mosquito. Consequently, the mosquito stage of the parasite life cycle provides an opportunity to create genetically nov...

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Main Authors: Lauren M Childs, Olivia F Prosper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5440164?pdf=render

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