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| Title |
Molecular identification of the chitinase genes in Plasmodium relictum
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-13-239 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Luz Garcia-Longoria, Olof Hellgren, Staffan Bensch |
| Abstract |
Malaria parasites need to synthesize chitinase in order to go through the peritrophic membrane, which is created around the mosquito midgut, to complete its life cycle. In mammalian malaria species, the chitinase gene comprises either a large or a short copy. In the avian malaria parasites Plasmodium gallinaceum both copies are present, suggesting that a gene duplication in the ancestor to these extant species preceded the loss of either the long or the short copy in Plasmodium parasites of mammals. Plasmodium gallinaceum is not the most widespread and harmful parasite of birds. This study is the first to search for and identify the chitinase gene in one of the most prevalent avian malaria parasites, Plasmodium relictum. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 40 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 2 | 5% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 34 | 85% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 23% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 10% |
| Researcher | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 23% |
| Unknown | 7 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 35% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 9 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 January 2015.
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#2,628,593
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#591
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#27,529
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#11
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