Reinterpretation of the genetics of susceptibility of Aedes aegypti to Plasmodium gallinaceum

J Parasitol. 1994 Oct;80(5):705-12.

Abstract

Several studies have demonstrated a genetic basis for variation in susceptibility of Aedes aegypti to Plasmodium gallinaceum. Although 25 yr ago it was reported that P. gallinaceum susceptibility in Ae. aegypti is determined primarily by a single autosomal dominant gene, evidence for additional genetic factors has emerged. Two sublines, 1 refractory and 1 of intermediate susceptibility to P. gallinaceum, have been selected from the Moyo-In-Dry strain (MOYO) of Ae. aegypti. Prior to selection, the MOYO population was 20.3% refractory. Genetic crosses of the highly susceptible Rockefeller strain (ROCK) and the 2 selected sublines of the MOYO strain provide evidence for a complex mode of inheritance of Plasmodium susceptibility in Ae. aegypti.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aedes / genetics
  • Aedes / immunology
  • Aedes / parasitology*
  • Animals
  • Crosses, Genetic
  • Female
  • Genetic Variation
  • Male
  • Pedigree
  • Plasmodium gallinaceum / immunology*
  • Selection, Genetic