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Immunogenicity of bacterial-expressed recombinant Plasmodium knowlesi merozoite surface protein-142 (MSP-142)

Cheong FW , Fong MY 1 , Lau YL , Mahmud R

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  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. fongmy@um.edu.my
Malar J, 2013;12:454.
PMID: 24354660 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-454

Abstract

Plasmodium knowlesi is the fifth Plasmodium species that can infect humans. The Plasmodium merozoite surface protein-1(42) (MSP-1(42)) is a potential candidate for malaria vaccine. However, limited studies have focused on P. knowlesi MSP-1(42).

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