Keeping time with the host: reconstructing the developmental rhythms of malaria parasites
Zhenying Chen, Lucas A. Nell, Aidan J. O’Donnell, Sarah E. Reece, Megan A. Greischar
This study models malaria parasite development and sequestration in vivo using time series data from Plasmodium chabaudi, showing parasites adjust their development to host rhythms at a cost to multiplication rates.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2026 · PreprintEcology