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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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Autori principali: Lim, Caeul, Hansen, Elsa, DeSimone, Tiffany M., Moreno, Yovany, Junker, Klara, Bei, Amy, Brugnara, Carlo, Buckee, Caroline O., Duraisingh, Manoj T.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2013
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Accesso online: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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