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Dramatic Consequences of Reducing Erythrocyte Membrane Cholesterol on Plasmodium falciparum

Published:2022-02-23 Issue:1 Volume:10 Page:
ISSN:2165-0497
Container-title:Microbiology Spectrum
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Spectr

Author:

Ahiya Avantika I.¹,Bhatnagar Suyash¹,Morrisey Joanne M.¹,Beck Josh R.²^ORCID,Vaidya Akhil B.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Center for Molecular Parasitology, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

Abstract

Malaria remains a major challenge in much of the world. Symptoms of malaria are caused by the growth of parasites belonging to Plasmodium spp. inside the red blood cells (RBCs), leading to their destruction.

Funder

HHS | National Institutes of Health

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/spectrum.00158-22

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