Article
Plasmodium vivax: ookinete destruction and oocyst development arrest are responsible for Anopheles albimanus resistance to circumsporozoite phenotype VK247 parasites.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Jul 2001
Gonzalez-Ceron L, Rodriguez M H, Santillan F, Chavez B, Nettel J A, Hernandez-Avila J E, Kain K C
Abstract excerpt
Anopheles albimanus and An. pseudopunctipennis differ in their susceptibilities to Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite phenotypes. An. pseudopunctipennis is susceptible to phenotype VK247 but almost refractory to VK210. In contrast, An. albimanus is almost refractory to VK247 but susceptible to VK210. To investigate the site in the mosquito and the parasite stage at which resistance mechanisms affect VK247...
Topics
- Animals
- Anopheles
- Female
- Insect Vectors
- Microscopy, Electron
- Phenotype
- Plasmodium vivax
- Protozoan Proteins