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Revision as of 05:23, 20 April 2015

Introduction

Electron micrograph of the Ebola Zaire virus. This was the first photo ever taken of the virus, on 10/13/1976. By Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, then at the CDC.


By Edna Kemboi

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Introduce the topic of your paper. What microorganisms are of interest? Habitat? Applications for medicine and/or environment?

What is Plasmodium falciparum?

Plasmodium falciparum Include some current research, with at least one figure showing data.

Plasmodium falciparum life cycle

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Mechanism of Chloroquine resistance

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Prevalence of malaria in Africa

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References

[1] Chinappi M, Via A., Marctili P., and Tramontano A. "On the Mechanism of Chloroquine Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum." 2010. PLoS ONE 5(11): e14064. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014064.

Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2015, Kenyon College.