Susceptibility of Species A, B, and C of Anopheles culicifacies Complex to Plasmodium yoelii yoelii and Plasmodium vinckei petteri Infections

• DOI: 10.2307/3285024
• Publication Date: 2006-05-09T17:23:00Z
• Authors: Sarbjit Kaur; O. P. Singh; T. Adak
• Keywords: Plasmodium yoelii; Anopheles culicifacies; Plasmodium (life cycle)

The comparative susceptibilities of colonized species A, B, and C of Anopheles culicifacies complex and Anopheles stephensi were determined for 2 rodent malaria parasites Plasmodium vinckei petteri and Plasmodium yoelii yoelii. All the 3 members of the complex were found to support complete sporogony with varying success. Controls, A. stephensi, become readily infected, with >70% developing oocysts. Of the test groups, species A had the highest percentage of mosquitoes with oocysts (>25%) and sporozoites (>15%). Anopheles culicifacies species B were least susceptible; less than 10% had oocysts and sporozoites in the salivary glands. The results demonstrate that A. culicifacies species A is most susceptible and species B is least susceptible to infections with both the parasites.