Mitotic Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum Shows a Stable Core Genome but Recombination in Antigen Families

• Selina E. R. Bopp,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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• Micah J. Manary,

  Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America, Biomedical Sciences Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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• A. Taylor Bright,

  Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America, Biomedical Sciences Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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• Geoffrey L. Johnston,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Neekesh V. Dharia,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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• Fabio L. Luna,

  Affiliation Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Susan McCormack,

  Affiliation Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• David Plouffe,

  Affiliation Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Case W. McNamara,

  Affiliation Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• John R. Walker,

  Affiliation Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• David A. Fidock,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Eros Lazzerini Denchi,

  Affiliation Department of Genetics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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• Elizabeth A. Winzeler

  * E-mail: ewinzeler@ucsd.edu

  Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America

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