Plasmodium sporozoite excystation involves local breakdown of the oocyst capsule
Plasmodium sporozoite excystation involves local breakdown of the oocyst capsule
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Plasmodium
oocysts develop on the abluminal side of the mosquito midgut in relatively small numbers. Oocysts possess an extracellular cell wall—the capsule—to protect them from the insect's haemolymph environment. To further maximise transmission, each oocyst generates hundreds of sporozoites through an asexual multiplication step called sporogo...
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Plasmodium sporozoite excystation involves local breakdown of the oocyst capsule
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-023-49442-1
