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Nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria as BTi toxin genes delivery system — a biotechnological approach to control malaria mosquitoes

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Modern Agriculture and the Environment

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 71))

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Abstract

Control and prevention of epidemic diseases has been consistently one of the major subjects of public concern. The most efficient way to reach this goal is to control effectively the spreading of disease transmitting vectors such as mosquitoes. With the advance of modern science and technology, the impact of epidemic diseases on civil life has been more or less alleviated by the heavy use of pesticides and related chemicals. Their negative effects on environmental and related ecological problems have gradually been causing public awareness. The wide application of toxic chemical pesticides has become a major source of environmental pollution. Therefore some more powerful and more specific alternative measures must be developed for the same purpose, which will be more safe and friendly to human life and the surrounding environment. Biological control of disease transmitting vectors is generally considered to be permanent, inexpensive and free of environmental hazards. One of such innovative approaches will be discussed in this chapter, i.e., use of genetically engineered cyanobacteria as a BTi toxin to gene delivery system for mosquito control of vector borne diseases.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

    Yona Chen (Professor of Soil Science and Dean) (Professor of Soil Science and Dean)

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Boussiba, S., Xiaoqiang, W., Zaritsky, A. (1997). Nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria as BTi toxin genes delivery system — a biotechnological approach to control malaria mosquitoes. In: Rosen, D., Tel-Or, E., Hadar, Y., Chen, Y. (eds) Modern Agriculture and the Environment. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 71. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5418-5_8

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