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Quantitative trait loci in Anopheles gambiae controlling the encapsulation response against Plasmodium cynomolgi Ceylon.
BMC genetics - 24 Oct 2003
Zheng Liangbiao, Wang Shuang, Romans Patricia, Zhao Hongyu, Luna Coralia, Benedict Mark Q
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BACKGROUND: Anopheles gambiae females are the world's most successful vectors of human malaria. However, a fraction of these mosquitoes is refractory to Plasmodium development. L3-5, a laboratory selected refractory strain, encapsulates transforming ookinetes/early oocysts of a wide variety of Plasmodium species. Previous studies on these mosquitoes showed that one major (Pen1) and two minor (Pen2, Pen3)...
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