Preferential transcription of conserved rif genes in two phenotypically distinct Plasmodium falciparum parasite lines

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 655-664

  Wang, Christian W ^a   Magistrado, Pamela A ^a   Nielsen, Morten A ^a   Theander, Thor G ^a   Lavstsen, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Rif; Var

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CLONE; GENE; GENOME; MALARIA; PARASITE; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE ORDER; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 61649120555     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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