Genetic diversity and population structures of Plasmodium falciparum parasites imported to China from Central and West Africa determined using a SNP barcode
The present study validated the potential of the 24-SNP HRM barcode in examining diversity and variations in imported P. falciparum populations. Our studies confirmed that this barcode is insufficient for distinguishing isolates from Central and West Africa, potentially due to the minimal genetic differentiation among P. falciparum populations in these regions.
Authors
- Yucheng Qin
- Liwang Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8338-1974)
- Tao Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4153-088X)
- Zheng Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8161-5194)
- Yiman Wu
- Hongyu Lan
- Yetao Cen
- Wenya Zhu
- Weilin Zeng
- Kemin Sun
- Cheng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9739-8403)
- Ye Mou
- Yaming Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0372-9515)
- Zhaoqing Yang
- Xiuya Tang
Institutions
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CN)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11720-w
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Kunming Medical University
- National Institutes of Health