P. berghei slarp(-) sporozoites invade mosquito salivary glands and mammalian hepatocytic cells.

aThe mean number (+/−SD) of sporozoites was determined at day 19 after the infectious blood meal from at least three independent feeding experiments.bThe mean percentage (+/−SD) of dextran positive cells was determined by FACS analysis 3 hours after adding sporozoites to HepG2 cells.cThe mean number (+/−SD) of invaded sporozoites was determined by IFA 6 hours after addition of sporozoites to HepG2 cells.