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Mosquitoes and parasites. I, Rearing of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes. III, Procedures required to generate Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes infected with the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. IV:D, Production of Plasmodium falciparum oocysts and sporozoites

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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by M Looker, Andrew Taylor-Robinson
The production of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes infected with the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, involves the propagation of parasite and vector life cycles in parallel. It is a technically difficult procedure which requires considerable pre-planning and attention to detail in order to be successful. In particular, the precise timing of each stage of the process is of paramount importance to ensure a consistant supply of infected mosquitoes for the purposes of research. This 'timeline' is a valuble organisational tool in that it identifies, in short-hand form, precisely what tasks need to be performed on a day-to-day basis. In our laboratory, we have found this schematic representation to be useful not only as an aide memoire for the experienced parasitologist but also as a teaching aid to researchers new to malaria.

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Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)

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Editor

Moll K; Kaneko A; Scherf A; Wahlgren M

Start Page

133

End Page

154

Number of Pages

11

ISBN-10

0930009649

Publisher

EVIMalaR

Place of Publication

Glasgow, UK

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  • No

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  • No

Edition

6th

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