Transgenesis and the Management of Vector-Borne Disease

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Aksoy, Serap. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 627
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78225-6
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Perspectives on the State of Insect Transgenics
  • Alphavirus Transducing Systems
  • Paratransgenesis Applied for Control of Tsetse Transmitted Sleeping Sickness
  • Bacteria of the Genus Asaia: A Potential Paratransgenic Weapon Against Malaria
  • Proposed Uses of Transposons in Insect and Medical Biotechnology
  • The Yin and Yang of Linkage Disequilibrium: Mapping of Genes and Nucleotides Conferring Insecticide Resistance in Insect Disease Vectors
  • Impact of Technological Improvements on Traditional Control Strategies
  • Insect Population Suppression Using Engineered Insects
  • Wolbachia- Based Technologies for Insect Pest Population Control
  • Using Predictive Models to Optimize Wolbachia-Based Strategies for Vector-Borne Disease Control
  • Modifying Insect Population Age Structure to Control Vector-Borne Disease
  • Technological Advances to Enhance Agricultural Pest Management
  • Applications of Mosquito Ecology for Successful Insect Transgenesis-Based Disease Prevention Programs.