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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Main Authors: Sangare Ibrahim, Michalakis Yannis, Yameogo Bienvenue, Dabire Roch, Morlais Isabelle, Cohuet Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/12/1/2