Short communication sequence analysis of the apical membrane antigen-1 genes (ama-1) of Plasmodium yoelii yoelii and Plasmodium berghei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 279-283

  Kappe, Stefan H I ^a   Adams, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Apical membrane antigen 1; Genetic variation; Malaria; Plasmodium berghei; Plasmodium yoelii yoelii

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM YOELII YOELII; PLASMODIUM YOELII;

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM YOELII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029898546     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02619-9     Document Type: Article

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