A transgenic tool to assess Anopheles mating competitiveness in the field

Abstract Background Malaria parasites, transmitted by the bite of an anopheline mosquito, pose an immense public health burden on many tropical and subtropical regions. The most important malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa are mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex including An. gambiae (sen...

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Main Authors: Andrea L. Smidler, Sean N. Scott, Enzo Mameli, W. Robert Shaw, Flaminia Catteruccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3218-5