Genetic diversity in two Plasmodium vivax protein ligands for reticulocyte invasion
Camille Roesch, Jean Popovici, Sophalai Bin, Vorleak Run, Saorin Kim, Stéphanie Ramboarina, Emma Rakotomalala, Rado Lalaina Rakotoarison, Lova Tsikiniaina Rasoloharimanana, Zo Andriamanantena, Anuj Kumar, Micheline Guillotte-Blisnick, Christèle Huon, David Serre, Chetan E. Chitnis, , Didier Ménard
The paper analyzes genetic diversity in PvDBP and PvEBP from P. vivax isolates in Cambodia and Madagascar, finding higher PvEBP copy numbers in Madagascar and evidence of diversifying selection on PvEBP.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Oct 22, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics