The parasite Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for hundreds of millions of cases of malaria, and kills more than one million African children annually. Here we report an analysis of the genome ...
Plasmodium falciparum causes malaria in humans by multiplying first in the liver cells and then in red blood cells. Merozoites or daughter parasites are released as the host cells are destroyed to ...
Every cell of the deadly Plasmodium falciparum parasite, the organism that causes malaria, contains a tiny compartment full ...
Calcium is essential for the correct functioning of the cell and requires regulation to avoid high concentrations causing cell death. Calcium ions are important for cell signaling as the binding of ...
A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated. The map contains the most ...
When a person is bitten by an infected female Anopheles mosquito, sporozoites of malarial parasites are injected into the blood stream. Inside the blood, the sporozoites circulate before entering the ...
Malaria is caused by Plasmodium species, whose transmission to vertebrate hosts is facilitated by mosquito vectors. The transition from the cold blooded mosquito vector to the host represents ...
A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite ...
The pathogenicity of Plasmodium falciparum results from its unique ability to adhere to endothelium and uninfected erythrocytes. It is, therefore, important to understand the events leading to flowing ...
VENLO, Netherlands, April 01, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of the QIAprep&amp Plasmodium Kit and two companion assays to ...
Plasmodium Ovale is not a very common type of malaria that has been identified in a soldier in Kerala who is believed to have contracted in Sudan during his posting, where Plasmodium Ovale is endemic.