(Laverania parasites are close
relatives of the human malaria parasite P. falciparum.)
Not exact matches
Hahn's lab studies ape
relatives of human pathogens such as HIV and
malaria to gain a greater insight into the microbes that cause these diseases in
humans.
Sequencing
of a P.
malariae relative that infects chimpanzees reveals similar signatures
of selection in the P.
malariae lineage to another Plasmodium lineage shown to be capable
of colonization
of both
human and chimpanzee hosts.