Biology of human malaria plasmodia including Plasmodium knowlesi

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Antinori, Spinello ^a   Galimberti, Laura ^a   Milazzo, Laura ^a   Corbellino, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PROTIST LIFE CYCLE STAGE; REVIEW; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84870943598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2012.013     Document Type: Review

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