Recombinant bacterial larvicides for control of important mosquito vectors of disease

Vector Biology, Ecology and Control

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 163-176

  Federici, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Bacillus sphaericus; Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis; Bacterial endotoxins; Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus; Filariasis; Malaria; Mosquito control; Recombinant bacterial larvicides; Vector control; Viral diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866181702     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2458-9_11     Document Type: Chapter

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