| anopheles dirus co-infection with human and monkey malaria parasites in vietnam. | the feasibility of identifying parasite dna and specific mrnas from wild-caught anopheles dirus mosquitoes was assessed using dried mosquito salivary glands preserved on filter paper. we were able to detect plasmodium falciparum, plasmodium vivax, plasmodium malariae and plasmodium knowlesi dna by conventional pcr and, furthermore, detected p. falciparum gametocyte-specific genes, pfg377 and pfs16 mrna, p. knowlesi circumsporozoite protein (csp) and sporozoite surface protein 2 (ssp2) mrna by re ... | 2009 | 19703460 |