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Distinctive genetic structure and selection patterns in Plasmodium vivax from South Asia and East Africa

Authors :
Ernest Diez Benavente
Emilia Manko
Jody Phelan
Monica Campos
Debbie Nolder
Diana Fernandez
Gabriel Velez-Tobon
Alberto Tobón Castaño
Jamille G. Dombrowski
Claudio R. F. Marinho
Anna Caroline C. Aguiar
Dhelio Batista Pereira
Kanlaya Sriprawat
Francois Nosten
Robert Moon
Colin J. Sutherland
Susana Campino
Taane G. Clark
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

The genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax strains in South Asia isn’t well described. Here, the authors sequence P. vivax from returning UK travelers and establish South Asian isolates as subpopulation distinct from East African and South East Asian isolates.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.09e67568fe42bc8329fd42ab23deb7
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23422-3