Identification of salivary gland proteins depleted after blood feeding in the malaria vector Anopheles campestris-like mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

• Main Authors: Sor-suwan S., Jariyapan N., Roytrakul S., Paemanee A., Phumee A., Phattanawiboon B., Intakhan N., Chanmol W., Bates P.A., Saeung A., Choochote W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897141118&partnerID=40&md5=7ca1c4668aabb123edbc0ab11dfa7753; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24599352; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1704
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Malaria sporozoites must invade the salivary glands of mosquitoes for maturation before transmission to vertebrate hosts. The duration of the sporogonic cycle within the mosquitoes ranges from 10 to 21 days depending on the parasite species and temperature. During blood feeding salivary gland protei...