Generation of a genetically double-attenuated Plasmodium berghei parasite that fully arrests growth during late liver stage development.

Malaria caused by Plasmodium parasites remains a large health burden. One approach to combat this disease involves vaccinating individuals with whole sporozoites that have been genetically modified to arrest their development at a specific stage in the liver by targeted gene deletion, resulting in a...

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Main Authors: Melanie Schmid, Raphael Beyeler, Reto Caldelari, Ruth Rehmann, Volker Heussler, Magali Roques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316164
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