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Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Culture and Mosquito Infection Through Artificial Membrane Feeding
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Biologia
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JoVE Journal Biologia
Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Culture and Mosquito Infection Through Artificial Membrane Feeding
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09:23 min

July 03, 2020

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Capítulos

  • 00:05Introduction
  • 00:45P. falciparum Gametocyte Culture
  • 02:23Standard Membrane Feeding Assay (SMFA)
  • 04:57Midgut Dissection and Oocyst Load Quantification
  • 06:01Salivary Gland Dissection and Sporozoite Load Quantification
  • 07:00Results: Representative Gametocyte Culture Development
  • 08:42Conclusion

Summary

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Detailed investigations on mosquito stages of malaria parasites are critical to design effective transmission blocking strategies. This protocol demonstrates how to effectively culture infectious gametocytes and then feed these gametocytes to mosquitoes to generate mosquito stages of P. falciparum.

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