Experimental population modification of the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles stephensi.

Small laboratory cage trials of non-drive and gene-drive strains of the Asian malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, were used to investigate release ratios and other strain properties for their impact on transgene spread during simulated population modification. We evaluated the effects of t...

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Main Authors: Thai Binh Pham, Celine Hien Phong, Jared B Bennett, Kristy Hwang, Nijole Jasinskiene, Kiona Parker, Drusilla Stillinger, John M Marshall, Rebeca Carballar-Lejarazú, Anthony A James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008440