Ectopic expression of a cecropin transgene in the human malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae): Effects on susceptibility to Plasmodium

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 447-455

  Kim, Won ^a,b   Koo, Hyeyoung ^a,c   Richman, Adam M ^a,d,e   Seeley, Douglas ^a   Vizioli, Jacopo ^a,f,g   Klocko, Andrew D ^a   O'Brochta, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Sangji University   (South Korea)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^e Bldg 142   (United States)

^f INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^g UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Cecropin; Malaria; Plasmodium; Transgenic insects

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 2542565839     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.447     Document Type: Article

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