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A shared genetic mechanism for melanotic encapsulation of CM-Sephadex beads and a malaria parasite, Plasmodium cynomolgi B, in the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Dec 1996
Gorman M J, Cornel A J, Collins F H, Paskewitz S M
Abstract excerpt
A Plasmodium-refractory strain of Anopheles gambiae that melanizes ookinetes and intrathoracically inoculated CM-Sephadex beads was mated to a Plasmodium-susceptible strain that does not melanize the parasite or the beads. The F1 progeny were then backcrossed to the susceptible strain. Backcross...
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