Genomic variation during culture-adaptation of genetically complex Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates
A. Claessens, L. B. Stewart, E. Drury, A. D. Ahouidi, A. Amambua-Ngwa, M. Diakite, D. P. Kwiatkowski, G. A. Awandare, D. J. Conway
The paper analyzes genomic variation in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates during culture adaptation, finding that some isolates fix to single genotypes while others retain diversity, with loss-of-function mutants emerging in multiple-genotype infections.
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology