Viral Paratransgenesis in the Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae
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Viral Paratransgenesis in the Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae
Paratransgenesis, the genetic manipulation of insect symbiotic microorganisms, is being considered as a potential method to control vector-borne diseases such as malaria. The feasibility of paratransgenic malaria control has been hampered by the lack of candidate symbiotic microorganisms for the major vector Anopheles gambiae. In other systems, densonucleosis viruses (DNVs) are attractive agent...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Pathogens
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1553-7374
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000135