Cyclic GMP Balance Is Critical for Malaria Parasite Transmission from the Mosquito to the Mammalian Host

Transmission of malaria occurs during Anopheles mosquito vector blood meals, when Plasmodium sporozoites that have invaded the mosquito salivary glands are delivered to the mammalian host. Sporozoites display a unique form of motility that is essential for their movement across cellular host barrier...

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Main Authors: Lakshmanan, Viswanathan, Fishbaugher, Matthew E., Morrison, Bob, Baldwin, Michael, Macarulay, Michael, Vaughan, Ashley M., Mikolajczak, Sebastian A., Kappe, Stefan H. I.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4453516/