Mosquito Mid-Guts Infected with <i>P. Berghei</i> Oocysts (IMAGE)

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Mosquito Mid-Guts Infected with <i>P. Berghei</i> Oocysts

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Thse are mosquito mid-guts infected with P. berghei oocysts. Left panel shows a mosquito mid-gut infected with wild-type parasites. Right panel shows a mosquito mid-gut infected with mutant parasites lacking malate dehydrogenase, which make fewer oocysts but still are able to transmit the parasite.

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Waters et al., CC-BY

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