Paratransgenesis: A promising new strategy for mosquito vector control

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wilke, André Barretto Bruno ^a   Marrelli, Mauro Toledo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Neglected diseases; Paratransgenesis; Transgenic mosquito; Vector control

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMMENSAL; CONTROL STRATEGY; DNA MODIFICATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PARATRANSGENESIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSGENICS; VECTOR CONTROL; WOLBACHIA; ANIMAL; GENETICS; INSECT VECTOR; MOSQUITO; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CULICIDAE; INSECT VECTORS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NEGLECTED DISEASES;

EID: 84933504048     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0959-2     Document Type: Review

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