Bypassing the midgut results in development of Plasmodium berghei oocysts in a refractory strain of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 712-715

  Paskewitz, Susan M ^a   Shi, Lei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Malaria; Melanization; Mosquito; Sephadex beads

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; RODENTIA;

EID: 22844432268     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.4.712     Document Type: Article

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