Expansion of host cellular niche can drive adaptation of a zoonotic malaria parasite to humans

The macaque malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has recently emerged as an important zoonosis in Southeast Asia. Infections are typically mild but can cause severe disease, achieving parasite densities similar to fatal Plasmodium falciparum infections. We show that a primate-adapted P. knowlesi par...

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Main Authors: Lim, Caeul, Hansen, Elsa, DeSimone, Tiffany M., Moreno, Yovany, Junker, Klara, Bei, Amy, Brugnara, Carlo, Buckee, Caroline O., Duraisingh, Manoj T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3762474/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23535659
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2612
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