Mini-review: Genetic enhancements to the sterile insect technique to control mosquito populations

Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 65-74

  Bruno Wilke, André Barretto ^a   Nimmo, Derric David ^b   St John, Oliver ^b   Kojin, Bianca Burini ^a   Capurro, Margareth Lara ^a   Marrelli, Mauro Toledo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b OXITEC LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mass rearing; Mosquito; RIDL; SIT; Sterile insect technique; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 74349129245     PISSN: 01287451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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