Single cell sequencing shines a light on malaria parasite relatedness in complex infections.

Single cell sequencing shines a light on malaria parasite relatedness in complex infections.
Trends Parasitol. 2020 Feb;36(2):83-85
Authors: Siegel SV, Rayner JC
Abstract
Recent genomic studies are investigating the wide-ranging implications of malaria complex infections on parasite diversity, transmission, and downstream disease eradication efforts. Using single cell sequencing, new work by Nkhoma et al. provides evidence that there is unexpectedly frequent co-transmission of related parasites in the intense transmission setting in Malawi.
PMID: 31883706 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Trends in Parasitology - December 31, 2019 Category: Parasitology Authors: Siegel SV, Rayner JC Tags: Trends Parasitol Source Type: research