Within-infection diversity of Plasmodium falciparum antigens reflects host-mediated selection
A. M. Early, M. Lievens, B. MacInnis, C. F. Ockenhouse, S. K. Volkman, S Clinical Trial Partnership Committee of Inve, RTS, D. F. Wirth, D. E. Neafsey
The paper analyzes intra-host diversity of Plasmodium falciparum antigens in sub-Saharan Africa to show host immunity influences which parasite strains progress to the blood stage.
bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2017Evolutionary Biology