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SUBMITTER: Baughman T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5764435 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20171229 12
We investigated alternatives to whole blood for blood feeding of mosquitoes with a focus on improved stability and compatibility with mass rearing programs. In contrast to whole blood, an artificial blood diet of ATP-supplemented plasma was effective in maintaining mosquito populations and was compatible with storage for extended periods refrigerated, frozen, and as a lyophilized powder. The plasma ATP diet supported rearing of both Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes. It was also effective in rearin ...[more]