Towards genome-wide experimental Genetics in the in vivo malaria model parasite plasmodium berghei

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 46-60

  Matz, Joachim M ^a   Kooij, Taco W A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Experimental genetics; In vivo model; Malaria; Murine malaria model; Plasmodium berghei; Recombination; Transfection

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; DISEASE MODEL; DNA MODIFICATION; ELECTROPORATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; MALARIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROCEDURES; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RAT; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENETIC VECTORS; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALARIA; METHODS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; RATS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84963932926     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773215Y.0000000006     Document Type: Review

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