Encapsulation Effect
Notes
L3-5
A. gambiae
114
This strain has the unique property of being selected for a hyper-reactive immune reaction to infection with Plasmodium cynomolgi B. When infected, >95% of oocysts will be encapsulated within the midgut when compared to 4ARR (MRA-121). This stock is also fixed for the TEP1 allele which may confer resistance to P. berghei infection
4ARR
A. gambiae
121
This strain has the unique property of being selected for a lack of immune reaction to Plasmodium cynomolgi B infection. When infected, >95% of oocysts in the midgut are not encapsulated when compared to L3-5 (MRA-114). 4ARR also has a prominent pumpkin eye color mutation marker
