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Aug 18

Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum diversity in natural infections by deep sequencing.

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Nature. 2012 Jul 19;487(7407):375-9
Authors: Manske M, Miotto O, Campino S, Auburn S, Almagro-Garcia J, Maslen G, O’Brien…

Aug 10

Graduate and Postdoctoral opportunities in Canada for International applicants

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (Banting PDF) Bourses d’études supérieures du Canada Vanier (BESC Vanier) et le Programme de bourses postdoctoral Applications for the prestigious Vanier-Banting fellowships for the 2012-2013 competition are open! This competition is open to all international students, regardless origin or citizenship that are eligible for enrolment …

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Aug 09

Human microbiome: a genetic bazaar for microbes?

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Curr Biol. 2012 Jan 10;22(1):R20-2
Authors: Langille MG, Meehan CJ, Beiko RG
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Aug 07

Genome sequence of Shigella flexneri serotype 5a strain M90T Sm.

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J Bacteriol. 2012 Jun;194(11):3022
Authors: Onodera NT, Ryu J, Durbic T, Nislow C, Archibald JM, Rohde JR
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Jul 31

Genome sequences reveal divergence times of malaria parasite lineages.

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Parasitology. 2011 Nov;138(13):1737-49
Authors: Silva JC, Egan A, Friedman R, Munro JB, Carlton JM, Hughes AL
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Jul 31

De novo origin of new genes with introns in Plasmodium vivax.

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De novo origin of new genes with introns in Plasmodium vivax.
FEBS Lett. 2011 Feb 18;585(4):641-4
Authors: Yang Z, Huang J
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The origin of new genes is critical for organisms adapting …

Jul 31

Post-genomics resources and tools for studying apicomplexan metabolism.

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Trends Parasitol. 2011 Mar;27(3):131-40
Authors: Hung SS, Parkinson J
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The phylum Apicomplexa comprises over 50…

Jul 31

Highly conserved gene arrangement of the mitochondrial genomes of 23 Plasmodium species.

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Highly conserved gene arrangement of the mitochondrial genomes of 23 Plasmodium species.
Parasitol Int. 2011 Jun;60(2):175-80
Authors: Hikosaka K, Watanabe Y, Kobayashi F, Waki S, Kita K, Tanabe K
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Jul 31

RSpred, a set of Hidden Markov Models to detect and classify the RIFIN and STEVOR proteins of Plasmodium falciparum.

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RSpred, a set of Hidden Markov Models to detect and classify the RIFIN and STEVOR proteins of Plasmodium falciparum.
BMC Genomics. 2011;12:119
Authors: Joannin N, Kallberg Y, Wahlgren M, Persson B
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Jul 31

The first detection of Babesia species DNA from Japanese black bears (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) in Japan.

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The first detection of Babesia species DNA from Japanese black bears (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) in Japan.
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