Plasmodium malariae and P. ovale genomes provide insights into malaria parasite evolution

Gavin G. Rutledge, Ulrike Böhme, Mandy Sanders, Adam J. Reid, James A. Cotton, Oumou Maiga-Ascofare, Abdoulaye A. Djimdé, Tobias O. Apinjoh, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Magnus Manske, John W. Barnwell, François Renaud, Benjamin Ollomo, Franck Prugnolle, Nicholas M. Anstey, Sarah Auburn, Ric N. Price, James S. McCarthy, Dominic P. Kwiatkowski, Chris I. Newbold, Matthew Berriman () and Thomas D. Otto ()
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Gavin G. Rutledge: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Ulrike Böhme: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Mandy Sanders: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Adam J. Reid: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
James A. Cotton: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Oumou Maiga-Ascofare: Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Science, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako
Abdoulaye A. Djimdé: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Tobias O. Apinjoh: University of Buea
Lucas Amenga-Etego: Navrongo Health Research Centre
Magnus Manske: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
John W. Barnwell: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
François Renaud: Laboratoire MIVEGEC (UM1-CNRS-IRD)
Benjamin Ollomo: Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville
Franck Prugnolle: Laboratoire MIVEGEC (UM1-CNRS-IRD)
Nicholas M. Anstey: Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Darwin
Sarah Auburn: Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Darwin
Ric N. Price: Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Darwin
James S. McCarthy: Clinical Tropical Medicine Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland
Dominic P. Kwiatkowski: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Chris I. Newbold: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Matthew Berriman: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Thomas D. Otto: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Nature, 2017, vol. 542, issue 7639, 101-104

Abstract: The genome sequences of the neglected human-infective malaria species Plasmodium malariae and P. ovale provide new insights into their biology that are pertinent to understanding their epidemiology and to the broader agenda of malaria elimination.

Date: 2017
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