Characterization of Plasmodium ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri in Western Kenya utilizing a novel species-specific real-time PCR assay.

• Main Authors: Robin H Miller (Author), Clifford O Obuya (Author), Elizabeth W Wanja (Author), Bernhards Ogutu (Author), John Waitumbi (Author), Shirley Luckhart (Author), V Ann Stewart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Plasmodium ovale is comprised of two genetically distinct subspecies, P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri. Although P. ovale subspecies are similar based on morphology and geographical distribution, allelic differences indicate that P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri are genetica...