Studying fitness cost of <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> infection in malaria vectors: validation of an appropriate negative control
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The question whether <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> infection affects the fitness of mosquito vectors remains open. A hurdle for resolving this question is the lack of appropriate control, non-infected mosquitoes that can...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-01-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/12/1/2 |