Mitochondrial DNA from the eradicated European Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum from 70-year-old slides from the Ebro Delta in Spain

Phylogenetic analysis of Plasmodium parasites has indicated that their modern-day distribution is a result of a series of human-mediated dispersals involving transport between Africa, Europe, America, and Asia. A major outstanding question is the phylogenetic affinity of the malaria causing parasite...

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Main Authors: Gelabert, P., Sandoval-Velasco, M., Olalde, I., Fregel, R., Rieux, A., Escosa, R., Aranda, C., Paaijmans, K., Mueller, I., Gilbert, Thomas, Lalueza-Fox, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17851