Plasmodium oocysts respond with dormancy to crowding and nutritional stress
T. Habtewold, A. A. Sharma, E. K. G. Masters, C. A. S. Wyer, N. Windbichler, G. K. Christophides
The paper shows that Plasmodium oocysts reduce growth under crowding and nutritional stress by entering a dormancy-like state, suggesting the need for improved methods to assess malaria transmission blocking interventions.
bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2020Microbiology