
Genetic diversity and complexity of Plasmodium falciparum infections in Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Muyiwa K Oyebola,
Emmanuel Taiwo Idowu,
Yetunde A. Olukosi,
BA Iwalokun,
Chimere Agomo,
Olusola Ajibaye,
Monday Tola,
Olubunmi Adetoro Otubanjo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine/asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 2588-9222
pISSN - 2221-1691
DOI - 10.12980/apjtb.4.2014c1301
Subject(s) - genotyping , genotype , plasmodium falciparum , genetic diversity , biology , malaria , locus (genetics) , allele , virology , immunology , genetics , medicine , gene , population , environmental health
To analyse the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) using msp-1 and msp-2 as antigenic markers.