Disruption of Plasmodium falciparum Chitinase Markedly Impairs Parasite Invasion of Mosquito Midgut
To initiate invasion of the mosquito midgut, Plasmodium ookinetes secrete chitinolytic activity to penetrate the peritrophic matrix surrounding the blood meal. While ookinetes of the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium gallinaceum appear to secrete products of two chitinase genes, to date only one chi...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Infect Immun |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
2001
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| Online-Zugang: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC98468/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11349075/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.69.6.4048-4054.2001 |
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