MicrobiologybioRxiv
Last-come, best served? Mosquito biting order and Plasmodium transmission
J. Isaïa, A. Rivero, O. Glaizot…·R. Pigeault
This study shows that Plasmodium parasites increase their transmission efficiency in mosquitoes bitten later during a feeding session, suggesting an adaptive response to biting order.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2020.2615