title: A Feast of Malaria Parasite Genomes.
abstract: The Plasmodium genus has evolved over time and across hosts, complexifying our understanding of malaria. In a recent Nature paper, Rutledge et al. (2017) describe the genome sequences of three major human malaria parasite species, providing insight into Plasmodium evolution and raising the question of how many species there are.
authors.affiliation: Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. Electronic address: jane.carlton@nyu.edu.
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carlton
authors.affiliation: Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000235:genetics; D010271:Parasites; D010802:Phylogeny; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000145:classification
keywords: Plasmodium; genome; malaria parasite