Polymorphism in the Plasmodium vivax msp 3α gene in field samples from Tierralta, Colombia

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-496

  Cristiano, Fabio Aníbal ^a   Pérez, Manuel Alberto ^a   Nicholls, Rubén Santiago ^a   Guerra, Angela Patricia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Genetic polymorphism; Plasmodium vivax

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 50449105820     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000500015     Document Type: Article

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