A fine functional homology between chitinases from host and parasite is relevant for malaria transmissibility

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 639-645

  Giansanti, A ^a   Bocchieri, M ^b,c   Rosato, V ^d   Musumeci, S ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE;

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHITINASE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HEXOSAMINIDASES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANOPHELES (GENUS); MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 34547133715     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0529-4     Document Type: Article

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