A Malaria Parasite Cross Reveals Genetic Determinants of Plasmodium falciparum Growth in Different Culture Media

• Main Authors: Sudhir Kumar, Xue Li, Marina McDew-White, Ann Reyes, Elizabeth Delgado, Abeer Sayeed, Meseret T. Haile, Biley A. Abatiyow, Spencer Y. Kennedy, Nelly Camargo, Lisa A. Checkley, Katelyn V. Brenneman, Katrina A. Button-Simons, Manoj T. Duraisingh, Ian H. Cheeseman, Stefan H.I. Kappe, François Nosten, Michael T. Ferdig, Ashley M. Vaughan, Tim J.C. Anderson
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/74118
• Institution: Mahidol University

What genes determine in vitro growth and nutrient utilization in asexual blood-stage malaria parasites? Competition experiments between NF54, clone 3D7, a lab-adapted African parasite, and a recently isolated Asian parasite (NHP4026) reveal contrasting outcomes in different media: 3D7 outcompetes NH...