Allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon.
Ferreira M, Liu Q, Kaneko O, Kimura M, Tanabe K, Kimura E, Katzin A, Isomura S, Kawamoto F. Allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 474-80. PMID: 9749647, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria-endemic areasSymptomatic malaria patientsAllelic typesMalaria patientsHypoendemic areaPolymerase chain reactionClinical isolatesP. falciparumMerozoite surface protein 1 geneGene typesPlasmodium falciparumProtein 1 geneVariable blocks 2Chain reactionPlasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 geneMerozoite surface protein-1 locusDirect sequencingContradictory dataFalciparumDistinct clonesIsolatesBlock 2Variable blocksHigh prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale in malaria patients along the Thai‐Myanmar border, as revealed by acridine orange staining and PCR‐based diagnoses
Zhou M, Liu Q, Wongsrichanalai C, Suwonkerd W, Panart K, Prajakwong S, Pensiri A, Kimura M, Matsuoka H, Ferreira M, Isomura S, Kawamoto F. High prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale in malaria patients along the Thai‐Myanmar border, as revealed by acridine orange staining and PCR‐based diagnoses. Tropical Medicine And International Health 1998, 3: 304-312. PMID: 9623932, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP. malariae infectionP. ovale infectionsP. malariaeThai-Myanmar borderMalaria patientsMalariae infectionOvale infectionsNew variant formAcridine orange staining methodHuman malaria parasitePlasmodium malariaeHigh prevalencePlasmodium ovaleTotal prevalenceP. ovaleP. malariae isolatesAcridine orange stainingMalariaeBurmese patientsInfectionMalaria parasitesPatientsThin smearsPrevalenceMixed infections