RH5—Basigin interaction plays a major role in the host tropism of Plasmodium falciparum
RH5—Basigin interaction plays a major role in the host tropism of Plasmodium falciparum
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United States: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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Plasmodium falciparum, the cause of almost all human malaria mortality, is a member of the Laverania subgenus which infects African great apes. Interestingly, Laverania parasites exhibit strict host specificity in their natural environment: P. reichenowi, P. billcollinsi, and P. gaboni infect only chimpanzees; P. praefalciparum, P. blacklocki, and...
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RH5—Basigin interaction plays a major role in the host tropism of Plasmodium falciparum
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3870751
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3870751
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1320771110
