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Phenotypic Analysis of Rodent Malaria Parasite Asexual and Sexual Blood Stages and Mosquito Stages
Published on: May 30, 2019
Transfection systems for animal models of malaria
A M Tomas1, A M van der Wel, A W Thomas
1Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Porto University, R. Campo Alegre, 823, 4150 Porto, Portugal.
Abstract:
Transfection of malaria parasites is a rapidly emerging technology that offers great promise for the investigation of many aspects of infection. Animal models of malaria have always played an important role in the investigation of the disease. In this article, two of the Dutch groups that have been involved in combining transfection with animal models describe the relevant techniques and recent vector developments for the expression of transgenes, giving examples of their application.

