Enhanced Survival of Plasmodium-Infected Mosquitoes during Starvation
Zhao YO, Kurscheid S, Zhang Y, Liu L, Zhang L, Loeliger K, Fikrig E. Enhanced Survival of Plasmodium-Infected Mosquitoes during Starvation. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e40556. PMID: 22808193, PMCID: PMC3393683, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival advantageInsulin-like signalingAbility of mosquitoesInsulin-like peptidesInfection altersUninfected mosquitoesOocyst developmentPlasmodium developmentEnhanced expressionInsect vectorsPeriods of starvationFitness costsEnhanced survivalVertebrate hostsMicroarray analysisCarbohydrate catabolismCause malariaPlasmodiumStarvationMosquitoes
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