Last-come, best served? Mosquito biting order and Plasmodium transmission
J. Isaïa, A. Rivero, O. Glaizot, P. Christe, 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.
bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2020Microbiology