Packed red blood cells and bovine serum albumin as a blood meal source for Anopheles farauti.
Packed human red blood cells, diluted 1:1 with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) containing 0-21% bovine serum albumin was used as a blood meal source for Anopheles farauti. Egg and larval production linearly increased with bovine serum albumin concentration in PBS. When the saline contained 9-21% bovine serum albumin, egg production was equivalent to that obtained when mosquitoes were fed directly on guinea pigs.
Sianturi
L J
LJ
Department of Entomology, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Church
C J
CJ
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000254:growth & development*; D002417:Cattle; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006801:Humans; D012709:Serum Albumin
D012709:Serum Albumin