5WBF: a low-cost and straightforward whole blood filtration method suitable for whole-genome sequenc...
5WBF: a low-cost and straightforward whole blood filtration method suitable for whole-genome sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is becoming increasingly helpful to assist malaria control programmes. A major drawback of this approach is the large amount of human DNA compared to parasite DNA extracted from unprocessed whole blood. As red blood cells (RBCs) have a diameter of about 7-8 µm and exhibit some deformability, it was hypothesized that ch...
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5WBF: a low-cost and straightforward whole blood filtration method suitable for whole-genome sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_111308ab7421484c923160ceac13883b
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1475-2875
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1475-2875
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10.1186/s12936-022-04073-1
