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Fluorescent parasite reveals trade secrets

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Fluorescent parasites allow researchers to achieve real-time visualization of the process of liver infection by Plasmodium, the pathogen responsible for malaria.

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  1. Frevert, U. et al. Intravital observation of Plasmodium berghei sporozoite infection of the liver. PLoS Biol. 3, e192 (2005).

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  1. Michael Eisenstein
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Eisenstein, M. Fluorescent parasite reveals trade secrets. Nat Methods 2, 489 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0705-489

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