Wild Anopheles funestus mosquito genotypes are permissive for infection with the rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei.
<h4>Background</h4>Malaria parasites undergo complex developmental transitions within the mosquito vector. A commonly used laboratory model for studies of mosquito-malaria interaction is the rodent parasite, P. berghei. Anopheles funestus is a major malaria vector in sub-Saharan Africa b...
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Main Authors: | Jiannong Xu, Julián F Hillyer, Boubacar Coulibaly, Madjou Sacko, Adama Dao, Oumou Niaré, Michelle M Riehle, Sekou F Traoré, Kenneth D Vernick |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/7a992087d16b461c9c2d45d69e52d8d6 |
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