The progression to schizont formation of individual activated hypnozoites has been observed in vitro for the first time by Voorberg-van der Wel et al. Green-fluorescent protein-positive hypnozoites turned red-fluorescent (mCherry) upon activation. Thus, we now have empirical parasitological proof that supports the 40-year-old hypnozoite theory of relapse in malaria.

中文翻译：

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从疟原虫次生代到Schizont的过渡已证明

Voorberg-van der Wel等人首次在体外观察到了单个活化次生子孢子向裂殖体形成的进展。激活后，绿色荧光蛋白阳性裂殖子变成红色荧光（mCherry）。因此，我们现在有了经验性的寄生虫学证据，该证据支持了40年的疟疾复发性次生动物理论。