TRANSFECTION SYSTEMS FOR ANIMAL-MODELS OF MALARIA

Transfection of malaria parasites is a rapidly emerging technology tha t offers great promise for the investigation of many aspects of infect ion. Animal models of malaria have always played an important role in the investigation of the disease. In this article, two of the Dutch gr oups that have been involved in combining transfection with animal mod els describe the relevant techniques and recent vector developments fo r the expression of transgenes, giving examples of their application.