Aberrant sporogonic development of Dmc1 (a meiotic recombinase) deficient Plasmodium berghei parasites.
BACKGROUND:In Plasmodium, meiosis occurs in diploid zygotes as they develop into haploid motile ookinetes inside the mosquito. Further sporogonic development involves transformation of ookinetes into oocysts and formation of infective sporozoites. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Reverse genetics was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3528682?pdf=render |