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Overloading the immunity of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae with multiple immune challenges

BACKGROUND: Melanisation – the production and deposition of a layer of melanin that encapsulates many pathogens, including bacteria, filarial nematodes and malaria parasites is one of the main immune responses in mosquitoes. Can a high parasite load overload this immune response? If so, how is the m...

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Autores principales: Barreaux, A. M. G., Barreaux, P., Koella, J. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4832557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27080035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1491-8