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SUBMITTER: Birkenmeyer L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2877440 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Birkenmeyer Larry L Muerhoff A Scott AS Dawson George J GJ Desai Suresh M SM
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20100601 6
The merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) is the principal surface antigen of the blood stage form of the Plasmodium parasite. Antibodies recognizing MSP1 are frequently detected following Plasmodium infection, making this protein a significant component of malaria vaccines and diagnostic tests. Although the MSP1 gene sequence has been reported for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, this gene has not been identified for the other two major human-infectious species, Plasmodium malariae and ...[more]