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Continuous exposure to Plasmodium results in decreased susceptibility and transcriptomic divergence of the Anopheles gambiae immune system

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium infection has been shown to compromise the fitness of the mosquito vector, reducing its fecundity and longevity. However, from an evolutionary perspective, the impact of Plasmodium infection as a selective pressure on the mosquito is largely unknown. RESULTS: In the present st...

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Autores principales: Aguilar, Ruth, Das, Suchismita, Dong, Yuemei, Dimopoulos, George
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2234432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18053261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-8-451