A barcode of organellar genome polymorphisms identifies the geographic origin of Plasmodium falciparum strains
Preston M, Campino S, Assefa S, Echeverry D, Ocholla H, Amambua-Ngwa A, Stewart L, Conway D, Borrmann S, Michon P, Zongo I, Ouédraogo J, Djimde A, Doumbo O, Nosten F, Pain A, Bousema T, Drakeley C, Fairhurst R, Sutherland C, Roper C, Clark T. A barcode of organellar genome polymorphisms identifies the geographic origin of Plasmodium falciparum strains. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 4052. PMID: 24923250, PMCID: PMC4082634, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor public health problemValuable public health toolSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPublic health problemDrug-resistant parasitesPublic health toolPlasmodium falciparum strainsGlobal eradication campaignHealth problemsFalciparum strainsCase managementHealth toolsPlasmodium falciparumParasite migrationElimination areaEradication campaignApicoplast genomeParasitesPolymorphismInfectionMalariaInternational air travelFalciparum