Dimorphism in genes encoding sexual-stage proteins of Plasmodium ovale curtisi and Plasmodium ovale wallikeri

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 449-454

  Oguike, Mary C ^a   Sutherland, Colin J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Plasmodium ovale curtisi; Plasmodium ovale wallikeri; Sexual stage proteins

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION FACTOR C DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIMORPHISM; GENE; GENOME; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM OVALE CURTISI; PLASMODIUM OVALE WALLIKERI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DATABASE; PROTEIN MOTIF; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

LIMULUS; PLASMODIUM OVALE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84928302950     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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