Plasmodium falciparum parasites in French Guiana: Limited genetic diversity and high selfing rate

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 978-985

  Ariey, Frederic ^a,b   Chalvet, Wanda ^a   Hommel, Didier ^c   Peneau, Christian ^d   Hulin, Alain ^c   Mercereau Puijalon, Odile ^b   Duchemin, Jean Bernard ^a   Sarthou, Jean Louis ^a   Reynes, Jean Marc ^a   Fandeur, Thierry ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CAYENNE   (French Guiana)

^d Centre Hospitalier Andre Bouron   (French Guiana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2; THROMBOSPONDIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; FERTILIZATION; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033367744     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.978     Document Type: Article

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