Kinetics of Plasmodium midgut invasion in Anopheles mosquitoes.

Malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites traverse the mosquito midgut cells to establish infection at the basal side of the midgut. This dynamic process is a determinant of mosquito vector competence, yet the kinetics of the parasite migration is not well understood. Here we used transgenic mosquitoes o...

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Main Authors: Gloria Volohonsky, Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux, Jitka Štáfková, Julien Soichot, Jean Salamero, Elena A Levashina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008739