VAR3 on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes. Reactivity with anti-VAR3 antibodies of live P. falciparum 3D7 and IT/FCR3 before and after antibody selection with a rabbit antiserum against recombinant DBLα/ζ-DBLε of PFI1820w shown as (B) DIC shadow-cast image with the fluorescence image superimposed and (C) the fluorescence image alone on sero-representative infected erythrocytes in confocal microscopy. Scale bar 5 μM.

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