Mosquito immune responses and compatibility between Plasmodium parasites and anopheline mosquitoes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Functional screens based on dsRNA-mediated gene silencing identified several <it>Anopheles gambiae </it>genes that limit <it>Plasmodium berghei </it>infection. However, some of the genes identified in these sc...

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Main Authors: Molina-Cruz Alvaro, Povelones Michael, Ndikuyeze Georges, Rodrigues Janneth, Jaramillo-Gutierrez Giovanna, Barillas-Mury Carolina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/154