Chloroquine Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

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Introduction


By Edna Kemboi

Figure 1. Anopheles stephensi obtaining a blood meal.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito


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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

Figure 2. Plasmodium falciparum life cycle.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria

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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.