The genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax - A review

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-254

  De Souza Neiras, Wanessa Christina ^a,b   De Melo, Luciane Moreno Storti ^a,b   Machado, Ricardo Luiz Dantas ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genetic diversity; Malaria; Molecular markers; Phylogeny; Plasmodium vivax

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 34249881667     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007000300002     Document Type: Review

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