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From: New potential Plasmodium brasilianum hosts: tamarin and marmoset monkeys (family Callitrichidae)

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Multiple alignment of Plasmodium 18S SSU rRNA gene partial sequences showing two variants (V1 and V2) among Brazilian P. brasilianum. The 18S SSU rRNA gene partial sequences (second amplicon from Snounou’s PCR) obtained herein from parasites isolated from Atlantic forest NHPs: Callitrix geoffroyi (2294), Mico humeralifer (2390), Leontopithecus chrysomelas (2453 and 5427), Leontopithecus rosalia (2457) and Saguinus hybrid (2898); and from Amazonian NHPs: Saguinus martinsi martinsi (2200) and Saguinus martinsi ochraceus (2546). These sequences were compared to P. brasilianum and P. malariae sequences from GenBank (accession number)

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