Figure 6. Plasmodium falciparum oocysts in AgAQP3-silenced mosquitoes (three replicate independent experiments).
Female A. gambiae were infected with P. falciparum GFP-3D7 parasites. RNAi was performed and oocyst numbers were determined. Triangles represent oocyst numbers in individual mosquitoes injected with GFP dsRNA (controls) and circles represent oocysts in AgAQP3-reduced mosquitoes. Horizontal lines indicate median values. *P ≤ 0.05 by Mann–Whitney U-test.