Genotypic evidence of vector-mediated selection on Plasmodium falciparum in infected field-collected Anopheles mosquitoes
Malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites are transmitted between vertebrate hosts via diverse species of Anopheles mosquitoes. The P47 protein in Plasmodium falciparum has been shown to affect transmission in various anopheline species by mediating evasion of mosquito innate immunity in an allele-specific manner. The Pfs47 gene that encodes P47 exhibits high genetic divergence across continents, as…
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