Identification of bacteria associated with malaria mosquitoes - Their characterisation and potential use
The use of transformed bacteria to stop or kill disease-causing agents in the gut of vector insects is called paratransgenics. Two of the major steps in creating a paratransgenic Anopheles mosquito, unable to spread the Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria, are to find a bacterium suitable for th...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för genetik, mikrobiologi och toxikologi
2007
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6685 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7155-399-1 |