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SpeciesLibrary typeCells/stages profiledDescription and links
P. berghei 10x 3' v3 & SS2 Asexual and sexual intraerythrocytic stages

P. berghei 10x & SS2 set2

This dataset profiles ~6k cells collected over a time course of gametocyte development

Regulators of male and female sexual development are critical for the transmission of a malaria parasite.

Russell AJC et al Cell host & microbe 2023;31;2;305-319.e10 10.1016/j.chom.2022.12.011

Regulators of male and female sexual development critical for transmission of a malaria parasite

Andrew J C Russell et al bioRxiv 2021;2021.08.04.455056 10.1101/2021.08.04.455056

P. berghei Smart-Seq2  Asexual and sexual intraerythrocytic stages, mosquito stages  

P. berghei SS2 set1

This dataset profiles ~1800 cells examining full life cycle stages 

The Malaria Cell Atlas: Single parasite transcriptomes across the complete life cycle.

Howick VM et al Science 2019;365;6455 10.1126/science.aaw2619

P. berghei 10x 3'v3 Asexual intraerythrocytic stages

P. berghei 10x set1

This dataset profiles ~5k cells across the asexual stages

The Malaria Cell Atlas: Single parasite transcriptomes across the complete life cycle.

Howick VM et al Science 2019;365;6455 10.1126/science.aaw2619

P. falciparum 10x 3' v3 Asexual and sexual intraerythrocytic stages

P. falciparum 10x (Integrated lab strains and four natural infections)

This dataset profiles ~45700 cells consisting of i) ~37600 laboratory strains collected over a time course of gametocyte development, from asexual blood stages through to stage V gametocytes, and ii) ~8000 malaria parasites collected from four Malian individuals naturally infected with multiple P. falciparum strains

A single cell atlas of sexual development in Plasmodium falciparum.

Dogga SK et al Science 2024;384;6695;eadj4088 10.1126/science.adj4088

P. falciparum 10x 3' v3 Circulating asexual and sexual intraerythrocytic stages in natural infections

P. falciparum 10x (natural infections)

This dataset profiles ~8000 cells consisting of malaria parasites collected from four asymptomatic Malian individuals naturally infected with multiple P. falciparum strains

A single cell atlas of sexual development in Plasmodium falciparum.

Dogga SK et al Science 2024;384;6695;eadj4088 10.1126/science.adj4088

P. falciparum 10x 3' v3 Circulating asexual and sexual intraerythrocytic stages in a natural infection

P. falciparum 10x (natural infection)

This dataset profiles ~1000 cells consisting of malaria parasites collected from an asymptomatic Malian individual naturally infected with multiple P. falciparum strains

A single cell atlas of sexual development in Plasmodium falciparum

Sunil Kumar Dogga et al bioRxiv 2023;2023.07.16.547819 10.1101/2023.07.16.547819

P. falciparum 10x 3' v3 Asexual and sexual intraerythrocytic stages

P. falciparum 10x (Integrated lab strains & a natural infection)

This dataset profiles ~38k cells consisting of i) laboratory strains collected over a time course of gametocyte development, from asexual blood stages through to stage V gametocytes, and ii) malaria parasites collected from a Malian individual naturally infected with multiple P. falciparum strains

A single cell atlas of sexual development in Plasmodium falciparum

Sunil Kumar Dogga et al bioRxiv 2023;2023.07.16.547819 10.1101/2023.07.16.547819

P. falciparum 10x 3' v3 Asexual and sexual intraerythrocytic stages

P. falciparum 10x set3

This dataset profiles ~30k cells collected over a time course of gametocyte development, from asexual blood stages through to stage V gametocytes

A single cell atlas of sexual development in Plasmodium falciparum

Sunil Kumar Dogga et al bioRxiv 2023;2023.07.16.547819 10.1101/2023.07.16.547819

P. falciparum 10x 3' v2 Asexual intraerythrocytic stages  

P. falciparum 10x Competition Growth

This dataset profiles ~8k cells across the asexual stages of 6 strains, grown together in competition and individually 

Souporcell: robust clustering of single-cell RNA-seq data by genotype without reference genotypes.

Heaton H et al Nature Methods 2020;17;6;615-620 10.1038/s41592-020-0820-1

P. falciparum 10x 3' v2 & v3 Asexual and sexual intraerythrocytic stages

P. falciparum 10x set2

This dataset profiles ~30k cells collected over a time course of gametocyte development, from asexual blood stages through to stage V gametocytes

Manuscript in preparation

P. falciparum Smart-Seq2 Asexual and sexual intraerythrocytic stages, mosquito stages  

P. falciparum SS2 set1

This dataset profiles ~2k cells across the full life stages

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals hidden transcriptional variation in malaria parasites.

Reid AJ et al eLife 2018;7 10.7554/eLife.33105

A single-cell atlas of Plasmodium falciparum transmission through the mosquito.

Real E et al Nature Communications 2021;12;1;3196 10.1038/s41467-021-23434-z

P. falciparum 10x 3' v2 Asexual intraerythrocytic stages  

P. falciparum 10x set1

This dataset profiles ~6k cells across the asexual stages

The Malaria Cell Atlas: Single parasite transcriptomes across the complete life cycle.

Howick VM et al Science 2019;365;6455 10.1126/science.aaw2619

P. knowlesi 10x 3' v2 Asexual intraerythrocytic stages  

P. knowlesi 10x set1

This dataset profiles ~6k cells across the asexual stages 

The Malaria Cell Atlas: Single parasite transcriptomes across the complete life cycle.

Howick VM et al Science 2019;365;6455 10.1126/science.aaw2619

P. malariae 10x 3' v3 Circulating intraerythrocytic stages  

P. malariae Chromium 10x set1

This dataset profiles ~300 cells collected from an symptomatic malaria patient, covering the circulating asexual and sexual blood stages

P. ovale 10x 3' v3 Circulating intraerythrocytic stages

P. ovale Chromium 10x set1

This dataset profiles ~5600 cells collected from two symptomatic malaria patients, covering the circulating asexual and sexual blood stages of Plasmodium ovale

Manuscript in preparation