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Plasmodium falciparum produce lower infection intensities in local versus foreign Anopheles gambiae populations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Harris Caroline, Morlais Isabelle, Churcher Thomas S, Awono-Ambene Parfait, Gouagna Louis Clement, Dabire Roch K, Fontenille Didier, Cohuet Anna
Abstract excerpt
Both Plasmodium falciparum and Anopheles gambiae show great diversity in Africa, in their own genetic makeup and population dynamics. The genetics of the individual mosquito and parasite are known to play a role in determining the outcome of infection in the vector, but whether differences in infection phenotype vary between populations remains to be investigated. Here we established two A. gambiae s.s. M...
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