@article{fdi:010057014, title = {{G}enetic clonality of {P}lasmodium falciparum affects the outcome of infection in {A}nopheles gambiae}, author = {{N}sango, {S}. {E}. and {A}bate, {L}uc and {T}homa, {M}. and {P}ompon, {J}. and {F}raiture, {M}. and {R}ademacher, {A}. and {B}erry, {A}. and {A}wono-{A}mbene, {P}. {H}. and {L}evashina, {E}. {A}. and {M}orlais, {I}sabelle}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{M}osquito infections with natural isolates of {P}lasmodium falciparum are notoriously variable and pose a problem for reliable evaluation of efficiency of transmission-blocking agents for malaria control interventions. {H}ere, we show that monoclonal {P}. falciparum isolates produce higher parasite loads than mixed ones. {I}nduction of the mosquito immune responses by wounding efficiently decreases {P}lasmodium numbers in monoclonal infections but fails to do so in infections with two or more parasite genotypes. {O}ur results point to the parasites genetic complexity as a potentially crucial component of mosquito-parasite interactions.}, keywords = {{M}alaria ; {M}osquito ; {V}ector biology ; {P}lasmodium ; {COI} ; {I}mmunity ; {C}omplement}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal for {P}arasitology}, volume = {42}, numero = {6}, pages = {589--595}, ISSN = {0020-7519}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.03.008}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057014}, }