Experimental infection of Anopheles gambiae s.s., Anopheles freeborni and Anopheles stephensi with Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium brasilianum.
Susceptibility to infection of 2 strains of Anopheles gambiae s.s., An. freeborni and An. stephensi, was determined for 2 closely related malaria parasites, Plasmodium malariae and P. brasilianum. Neither strain of An. gambiae supported development of oocyst densities as great as the other 2 anopheline mosquitoes. The ZAN strain of An. gambiae s.s. from Zanzibar was more susceptible to infection with the strain of P. malariae from Uganda than the G-3 strain of An. gambiae s.s. from The Gambia. All species and strains of mosquitoes supported complete development to the presence of sporozoites in the salivary glands.
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Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
McClure
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Strobert
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Skinner
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JC
Richardson
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Roberts
J M
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Galland
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Sullivan
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Morris
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Adams
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology*; D001029:Aotus trivirgatus; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000502:physiology*; D010965:Plasmodium malariae / Q000502:physiology*; D012453:Saimiri; D013045:Species Specificity