Abstract
Protozoans of the genus Plasmodium are the causative agents of malaria; they have a complex life cycle involving vertebrate and arthropod hosts and have three distinct invasive stages. Although the invasive stages probably invade cells using similar mechanisms, each stage has a different host cell specificity and utilizes different receptors to enter cells.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 52-58 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Trends in Microbiology |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Virology