The peritrophic matrix (PM) serves as a barrier to pathogens in many disease vectors including mosquitoes. The Plasmodium ookinete has to cross the PM barrier for its successful establishment in the mosquito midgut and subsequent transmission. It is conceived that alterations to PM may lead to a block in infection.
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