Blood meal-induced inhibition of vector-borne disease by transgenic microbiota

Vector alteration strategies are emerging as attractive tools for malaria transmission control. Here, Shane et al. engineer a bacterial strain, isolated from mosquitoes, to produce an antiplasmodial protein in the presence of blood meal, causing the mosquitoes to become refractory to Plasmodium infe...

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Main Authors: Jackie L. Shane, Christina L. Grogan, Caroline Cwalina, David J. Lampe
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/17ca97207de14ea1b64113b250b9bd83
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