Non-competitive resource exploitation within-mosquito shapes evolution of malaria virulence
G. Costa, M. Gildenhard, M. Eldering, R.L. Lindquist, A.E. Hauser, R. Sauerwein, C. Goosmann, V. Brinkmann, E.A. Levashina
This study shows that mosquito lipid trafficking affects Plasmodium virulence by shaping sporozoite development and metabolic activity, revealing a vector-driven mechanism in malaria virulence evolution.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology