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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Main Author: Lindh, Jenny
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 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
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