Plasmodium falciparum

Compiled at EMBL-EBI, Oct 1999.

Plasmodium falciparum is a protozoan parasite and the major cause of malaria in humans. Each year, malaria affects 300-500 million people wordwide, of which 1.5-2.7 million eventually die. The understanding of parasite biology and the identification of targets for vaccine and drug development depend upon unraveling the current complexity of the parasite life cycle.

More info from the Plasmodium falciparum Genome Database

P. falciparum chromosome 2 length: 947 kb.

Reference:
Gardner et al. (1998). Science 282:1126-1132.

by protein identifier
- specify a particular protein or ORF, e.g., PFB0025c.
by functional class
- specify one of several functional classes, e.g., transport.

Last update Nov 27 2003