Wolbachia infection-responsive immune genes suppress Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles stephensi.
Wolbachia, a maternally transmitted symbiotic bacterium of insects, can suppress a variety of human pathogens in mosquitoes, including malaria-causing Plasmodium in the Anopheles vector. However, the mechanistic basis of Wolbachia-mediated Plasmodium suppression in mosquitoes is not well understood....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1012145&type=printable |