Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control

Mosquitoes are vector of serious human and animal diseases, such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, among others. The use of biological control agents has provide an environmentally safe and highly specific alternative to the use of chemical insecticides in the control of vector borne diseases. Bacil...

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Main Authors: Sergio Orduz, Nora Restrepo, Maria M Patiño, William Rojas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1995-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000100020