Plasmodium vivax populations are more genetically diverse and less structured than sympatric Plasmodium falciparum populations.

• Main Authors: Charlie Jennison (Author), Alicia Arnott (Author), Natacha Tessier (Author), Livingstone Tavul (Author), Cristian Koepfli (Author), Ingrid Felger (Author), Peter M Siba (Author), John C Reeder (Author), Melanie Bahlo (Author), Ivo Mueller (Author), Alyssa E Barry (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:The human malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax, is proving more difficult to control and eliminate than Plasmodium falciparum in areas of co-transmission. Comparisons of the genetic structure of sympatric parasite populations may provide insight into the mechanisms underlying the resilien...