Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy Contributes to the Dynamic Atovaquone Resistance Response in Plasmodium falciparum

Of the considerable challenges researchers face in the control and elimination of malaria, the development of antimalarial drug resistance in parasite populations remains a significant hurdle to progress worldwide. Atovaquone is used in combination with proguanil (Malarone) as an antimalarial treatm...

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Main Author: Siegel, Sasha Victoria
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2016
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6586
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7783&context=etd