Anopheles gambiae lacking AgTRIO probe inefficiently on a mammalian host

Summary: Malaria is initiated as Plasmodium sporozoites are injected into the dermis when an infected mosquito probes on a vertebrate host for a blood meal. Factors in the mosquito saliva, such as AgTRIO, can alter the ability of Anopheles gambiae to transmit Plasmodium. We therefore used CRISPR-Cas...

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Main Authors: Yu-Min Chuang, Yuemei Dong, Helen Stone, Selma Abouneameh, Xu-Dong Tang, Hamidah Raduwan, George Dimopoulos, Erol Fikrig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-08-01
Series:Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724009392