The first interaction between the malaria merozoite and the red blood cell it will invade is
mediated by molecules on the surface of the two cells. The Plasmodium falciparum …

Completed genome sequences and stage-specific transcriptomes of the intraerythrocytic
developmental cycle of Plasmodium vivax offers the opportunity to profile immune …

Malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax continues being a public health problem in tropical
and subtropical areas throughout the whole world. In spite of this species' epidemiological …

With the genome of the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax sequenced, it is important to
determine the proteomes of the parasite in order to assist efforts in antigen and drug target …

Plasmodium vivax is the second most prevalent parasite species causing malaria in humans
living in tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world. There have been few P. vivax …

Malaria caused by protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium is a dreaded
disease, second only to tuberculosis. The emergence of parasites resistant to commonly …

A completely effective vaccine for malaria (one of the major infectious diseases worldwide)
is not yet available; different membrane proteins involved in parasite-host interactions have …

Background Malaria control efforts have a significant impact on the epidemiology and
parasite population dynamics. In countries aiming for malaria elimination, malaria …

Proteins located on Plasmodium falciparum merozoites, the invasive form of the parasite's
asexual blood stage, are of considerable interest in vaccine research. Merozoite surface …

The merozoite surface protein (MSP) family is involved in the initial interaction between
merozoites and erythrocytes in Plasmodium species, its members are therefore becoming …