- Autores: Ashekul Islam, Daisuke S. Yamamoto, Fitri Amelia, Henrique Silveira, Md. Shah Alam, Mitsuhiro Iyori, Ririka Yamaguchi, Shigeto Yoshida, Talha Bin Emran, Yenni Yusuf
- Journal: Scientific Reports
- Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-39960-2
Transgenic mosquitos showed significantly longer probing and prediuresis times, and worse feeding success and meal sizes compared with their wild-type counterparts. Although malarial parasite development was unaffected by these behavioral changes in a laboratory setting, real-world stresses associated with parasite burdens would be expected to adversely affect the survival of transgenic mosquitos.
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