Reversible host cell surface remodelling limits immune recognition and maximizes survival of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes

• Priscilla Ngotho,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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• Kathleen Dantzler Press,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America

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• Megan Peedell,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliations Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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• William Muasya,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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• Brian Roy Omondi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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• Stanley E. Otoboh,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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• Jahiro Gomez,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de alta Tecnología de Panamá, Panamá City, Panamá

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• Lorena Coronado,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de alta Tecnología de Panamá, Panamá City, Panamá

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• Karl B. Seydel,

  Roles Methodology, Resources

  Affiliations Department of Osteopathic Medical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America, Blantyre Malaria Project, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

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• Melissa Kapulu,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya

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• Miriam Laufer,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Terrie Taylor,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Osteopathic Medical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America, Blantyre Malaria Project, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

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• Teun Bousema,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands

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• Matthias Marti

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: Matthias.Marti@glasgow.ac.uk

  Affiliations Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1040-9566

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