Malaria - A new escape and evasion tactic

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Barnwell, JW [1 ]
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[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Div Parasit Dis, Atlanta, GA 30341 USA
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10.1038/19198
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Mosquito-bornePlasmodium parasites that cause malaria have developed a variety of strategies to escape the defences put up by their hosts. A new one has been discovered in a Plasmodiumspecies that affects rodents -- the invading parasites each express a different set of proteins to increase their chances of breaking into and occupying red blood cells so that they can continue their life cycle.
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