title: Susceptibility of species A, B, and C of Anopheles culicifacies complex to Plasmodium yoelii yoelii and Plasmodium vinckei petteri infections.
abstract: The comparative susceptibilities of colonized species A, B, and C of Anopheles culicifacies complex and Anopheles stephensi were determined for 2 rodent malaria parasites Plasmodium vinckei petteri and Plasmodium yoelii yoelii. All the 3 members of the complex were found to support complete sporogony with varying success. Controls, A. stephensi, become readily infected, with >70% developing oocysts. Of the test groups, species A had the highest percentage of mosquitoes with oocysts (>25%) and sporozoites (>15%). Anopheles culicifacies species B were least susceptible; less than 10% had oocysts and sporozoites in the salivary glands. The results demonstrate that A. culicifacies species A is most susceptible and species B is least susceptible to infections with both the parasites.
authors.affiliation: Malaria Research Center (ICMR), Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000502:physiology*; D010967:Plasmodium yoelii / Q000502:physiology*