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The impact of antimalarial resistance on the genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the DRC
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2020.
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Abstract
- The genome of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum contains a record of past evolutionary forces. Here, using 2537 parasite sequences from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the authors demonstrate how drug pressure and human movement have shaped the present-day parasite population.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723 and 25184741
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.66be251847414c22986caeb0cfc8324e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15779-8