Publication Date:
2014-06-15
Description:
Article Tracing the source of malarial infections is an important step towards monitoring and controlling the disease. Here, Preston et al . analyse sequence data from 711 isolates and design a genetic barcode based on combined mitochondrial and apicoplast genomes that is able to distinguish between malaria parasites isolated from different geographical regions. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms5052 Authors: Mark D. Preston, Susana Campino, Samuel A. Assefa, Diego F. Echeverry, Harold Ocholla, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Lindsay B. Stewart, David J. Conway, Steffen Borrmann, Pascal Michon, Issaka Zongo, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Abdoulaye A. Djimde, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Francois Nosten, Arnab Pain, Teun Bousema, Chris J. Drakeley, Rick M. Fairhurst, Colin J. Sutherland, Cally Roper, Taane G. Clark
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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