Clustering and genetic differentiation of the normocyte binding protein (nbpxa) of Plasmodium knowlesi clinical isolates from Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysia Borneo

• Main Authors: Ahmed, M.A., Fong, M.Y., Lau, Y.L., Yusof, R.
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18146/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1294-6
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: The zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has become an emerging threat to South East Asian countries particular in Malaysia. A recent study from Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) discovered two distinct normocyte binding protein xa (Pknbpxa) types of P. knowlesi. In the present study,...