African Thicket Rat Malaria Linked To Virulent Human Form
Monday, January 5, 2009 - 04:35
in Biology & Nature
Malarial parasites found in tree-dwelling African thicket rats share a close evolutionary relationship with Plasmodium falciparum and P. reichenowi. The analysis is based on amplification of entire mitochondrial genomes of malarial parasites that use humans, rodents, birds and lizards as their hosts.