About the Authors

Joanne Baker

Affiliations Department of Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, Australia, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Michelle L. Gatton

Affiliation Malaria Drug Resistance and Chemotherapy Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Jennifer Peters

Affiliations Department of Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, Australia, Malaria Drug Resistance and Chemotherapy Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Mei-Fong Ho

Affiliation Clinical Tropical Medicine Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

James S. McCarthy

Affiliations Clinical Tropical Medicine Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Qin Cheng

qin.cheng@defence.gov.au

Affiliations Department of Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, Australia, Malaria Drug Resistance and Chemotherapy Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JSM QC. Performed the experiments: JB. Analyzed the data: JB MLG. Wrote the paper: JB MLG JSM QC. Contributed to the optimization of the quantitative real-time PCR assay: JP. Contributed to the optimization of the ELISA assay used to measure protein extraction: M-FH.