A paratransgenic strategy to block transmission of Xylella fastidiosa from the glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca vitripennis
Abstract Background Arthropod-borne diseases remain a leading cause of human morbidity and mortality and exact an enormous toll on global agriculture. The practice of insecticide-based control is fraught with issues of excessive cost, human and environmental toxicity, unwanted impact on beneficial i...
Main Authors: | Arinder K. Arora, Kendra N. Pesko, Verónica Quintero-Hernández, Lourival D. Possani, Thomas A. Miller, Ravi V. Durvasula |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | BMC Biotechnology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12896-018-0460-z |
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