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Plasmodium oocysts respond with dormancy to crowding and nutritional stress

Malaria parasites develop as oocysts in the mosquito for several days before they are able to infect a human host. During this time, mosquitoes take bloodmeals to replenish their nutrient and energy reserves needed for flight and reproduction. We hypothesized that these bloodmeals are critical for o...

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Autores principales: Habtewold, Tibebu, Sharma, Aayushi A., Wyer, Claudia A. S., Masters, Ellen K. G., Windbichler, Nikolai, Christophides, George K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7862253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33542254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81574-0