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A mating-induced reproductive gene promotes Anopheles tolerance to Plasmodium falciparum infection

Anopheles mosquitoes have transmitted Plasmodium parasites for millions of years, yet it remains unclear whether they suffer fitness costs to infection. Here we report that the fecundity of virgin and mated females of two important vectors—Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles stephensi—is not affected by...

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Autores principales: Marcenac, Perrine, Shaw, W. Robert, Kakani, Evdoxia G., Mitchell, Sara N., South, Adam, Werling, Kristine, Marrogi, Eryney, Abernathy, Daniel G., Yerbanga, Rakiswendé Serge, Dabiré, Roch K., Diabaté, Abdoulaye, Lefèvre, Thierry, Catteruccia, Flaminia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7785212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33347501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008908