A Feast of Malaria Parasite Genomes

Publication date: 8 March 2017
Source:Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 21, Issue 3
Author(s): Jane M. Carlton, Steven A. Sullivan
The Plasmodium genus has evolved over time and across hosts, complexifying our understanding of malaria. In a recent Nature paper, Rutledge et al. (2017) describe the genome sequences of three major human malaria parasite species, providing insight into Plasmodium evolution and raising the question of how many species there are.

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The Plasmodium genus has evolved over time and across hosts, compounding our understanding of malaria. In a recent Nature paper, Rutledge and colleagues (2017) describe the genome sequences of three major human malaria parasite species, providing insight into Plasmodium evolution and raising the question of how many species there are.


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