Development of circulating isolates of Plasmodium falciparum is accelerated in Anopheles vectors with reduced reproductive output.

• Main Authors: Kristine Werling (Author), Maurice A Itoe (Author), W Robert Shaw (Author), Raymond Dombagniro Hien (Author), Bali Jean Bazié (Author), Fofana Aminata (Author), Kelsey L Adams (Author), Bienvenu Seydou Ouattara (Author), Mathias Sanou (Author), Duo Peng (Author), Roch K Dabiré (Author), Dari F Da (Author), Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga (Author), Abdoulaye Diabaté (Author), Thierry Lefèvre (Author), Flaminia Catteruccia (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Anopheles gambiae and its sibling species Anopheles coluzzii are the most efficient vectors of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. When females of these species feed on an infected human host, oogenesis and parasite development proceed concurrently, but interactions between these processes a...