Genetic complexity of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes isolated from the peripheral blood of treated Gambian children.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on June 01, 2002

Authors

Colin J Sutherland1, Ali Alloueche, Louisa McRobert, Rosalynn Ord, Jamie Leggat, Georges Snounou, Margaret Pinder, Geoffrey A T Targett

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. colin.sutherland@lshtm.ac.uk

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