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Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2010; 135(7): 297-300
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1244852
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Plasmodium knowlesi: ein neuer Malariaerreger des Menschen

Plasmodium knowlesi: cause of naturally acquired malaria in humansJ. Schottelius1 , T. Gilberger1 , S. Ehrhardt1 , G. Burchard2
  • 1Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Hamburg
  • 2Sektion Tropenmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Plasmodium - Plasmodien - Parasitologie

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plasmodium - parasitology

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