Three divergent subpopulations of the malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi

• Main Authors: Divis, Paul C. S., Lee, C. Lin, Rovie-Ryan, Jeffrine Japning, Kadir, Khamisah Abdul, Anderios, Fread, Hisam, Shamilah, Sharma, Reuben S. K., Singh, Balbir, Conway, David J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63570/1/Three%20divergent%20subpopulations%20of%20the%20malaria%20Parasite%20plasmodium%20knowlesi.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63570/

Multilocus microsatellite genotyping of Plasmodium knowlesi isolates previously indicated 2 divergent parasite subpopulations in humans on the island of Borneo, each associated with a different macaque reservoir host species. Geographic divergence was also apparent, and independent sequence data hav...