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Downregulation of female doublesex expression by oral-mediated RNA interference reduces number and fitness of Anopheles gambiae adult females

BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne diseases affect millions worldwide, with malaria alone killing over 400 thousand people per year and affecting hundreds of millions. To date, the best strategy to prevent the disease remains insecticide-based mosquito control. However, insecticide resistance as well as eco...

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Autores principales: Taracena, Mabel L., Hunt, Catherine M., Benedict, Mark Q., Pennington, Pamela M., Dotson, Ellen M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30992032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3437-4