Duration of schizont stage and resulting merozoite numbers in individual P. falciparum parasites. A Schematic of schizogony during asexual blood stage development B Airyscan-processed time-lapse images of P. falciparum strain 3D7 episomally expressing H2B-GFP. 0 h indicates first nuclear division. Shown are maximum intensity projections. Scale bars are 1 μm.

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