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...

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Published in:PLoS Pathog
Main Authors: Marcenac, Perrine, Shaw, W. Robert, Kakani, Evdoxia G., Mitchell, Sara N., South, Adam, Werling, Kristine, Marrogi, Eryney, Abernathy, Daniel G., Yerbanga, Rakiswendé Serge, Dabiré, Roch K., Diabaté, Abdoulaye, Lefèvre, Thierry, Catteruccia, Flaminia
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7785212/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33347501
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008908
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