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Effects of mosquito genes on Plasmodium development.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 26 Mar 2004
Osta Mike A, Christophides George K, Kafatos Fotis C
Abstract excerpt
Malaria parasites must complete a complex developmental cycle in an Anopheles mosquito vector before transmission to a vertebrate host. Sexual development of the parasite in the midgut is initiated in the lumen immediately after the mosquito ingests infected blood, and the resulting ookinetes mus...
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