A mating-induced reproductive gene promotes Anopheles tolerance to Plasmodium falciparum infection.

A mating-induced reproductive gene promotes Anopheles tolerance to Plasmodium falciparum infection.

Anopheles mosquitoes have transmitted Plasmodium parasites for millions of years, yet it remains unclear whether they suffer fitness costs to infection. Here we report that the fecundity of virgin and mated females of two important vectors-Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles stephensi-is not affected by...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Perrine Marcenac, W Robert Shaw, Evdoxia G Kakani, Sara N Mitchell, Adam South, Kristine Werling, Eryney Marrogi, Daniel G Abernathy, Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga, Roch K Dabiré, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Thierry Lefèvre, Flaminia Catteruccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008908

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008908

Similar Items