Malaria Parasite-Synthesized Heme Is Essential in the Mosquito and Liver Stages and Complements Host Heme in the Blood Stages of Infection
Figure 5
Ookinete formation in the midgut of P.berghei-infected (WT and KOs) mosquitoes.
(A) Quantification of ookinetes formed in vitro using gametocyte cultures. The data represent three independent experiments; P>0.05. (B) Ookinetes formed in vitro and stained with Giemsa reagent. Scale bar: 5 µm. (C) Quantification of ookinetes formed in vivo. (D) Ookinetes formed in vivo and stained with Giemsa reagent. Scale bar: 5 µm. The in vivo data are from 30 mosquitoes from 3 different batches; P>0.05.