Fecundity of Anopheles tessellatus reduced by the ingestion of murine anti-mosquito antibodies.
High titres of antibodies to antigens derived from head/thorax, midgut or abdomen of Anopheles tessellatus were produced in inbred mice. These antibodies, when ingested in a bloodmeal, reduced the fecundity of An. tessellatus by up to 29% in different experiments. It is postulated that antibodies directed against antigens shared between the head/thorax, abdomen and midgut tissues are involved in the reduction of fecundity.
Srikrishnaraj
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KA
Vector Biology Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Ramasamy
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Ramasamy
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MS
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C
D000906:Antibodies