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Denise E. Freeland
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 3
Citations - 572
Denise E. Freeland is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cytochrome b & Polyphyly. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications receiving 550 citations.
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The evolution of primate malaria parasites based on the gene encoding cytochrome b from the linear mitochondrial genome.
TL;DR: It is concluded that the biologic traits, such as periodicity and the capacity to relapse, have limited value for assessing the phylogenetic relationships among Plasmodium species, and it is proposed that the genus Plas modium is polyphyletic.
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A monkey's tale: the origin of Plasmodium vivax as a human malaria parasite.
Ananias A. Escalante,Omar E. Cornejo,Denise E. Freeland,Amanda Poe,Ester Durrego,William E. Collins,Altaf A. Lal +6 more
TL;DR: The phylogenetic relationships among 10 species of Plasmodium that infect primates are investigated by using three genes, two nuclear (beta-tubulin and cell division cycle 2) and a gene from the plastid genome (the elongation factor Tu) to find compelling evidence that P. vivax is derived from a species that inhabited macaques in Southeast Asia.
The evolution of primate malari encoding cytochrome b from the
Ananias A. Escalante,Denise E. Freeland,Walter M. Fitch,E. Collins,Altaf A. Lal,Buford Highway +5 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that the radiation of Asian monkey parasites is a recent event where several life history traits, like differences in periodicity, appeared de novo, and it is concluded that the biologic traits, such as periodicity and the capacity to relapse, have limited value for assessing the phylogenetic relationships among Plasmodium species.