About the Authors
- Neil I. Morrison
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Affiliations Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Gregory S. Simmons
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Affiliations Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Centers for Plant Health Science and Technology, United States Department of Agriculture, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America, Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Centers for Plant Health Science and Technology, United States Department of Agriculture, Salinas, California, United States of America
- Guoliang Fu
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Affiliations Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Sinead O’Connell
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Affiliation Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Adam S. Walker
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Affiliation Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Tarig Dafa’alla
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Affiliation Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Michelle Walters
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Affiliation Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Centers for Plant Health Science and Technology, United States Department of Agriculture, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- John Claus
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Affiliation Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Centers for Plant Health Science and Technology, United States Department of Agriculture, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Guolei Tang
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Affiliation Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Centers for Plant Health Science and Technology, United States Department of Agriculture, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Li Jin
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Affiliations Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Thea Marubbi
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Affiliation Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Matthew J. Epton
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Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Claire L. Harris
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Affiliation Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Robert T. Staten
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Affiliation Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Centers for Plant Health Science and Technology, United States Department of Agriculture, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Ernest Miller
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Affiliation Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Centers for Plant Health Science and Technology, United States Department of Agriculture, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Thomas A. Miller
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America
- Luke Alphey
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* E-mail: luke.alphey@oxitec.com
Affiliations Oxitec Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
Those authors affiliated to Oxitec Limited (as noted in the author list) are or were employees of this company, which therefore provided salary and other support for the research program; these authors also have shares or share options in Oxitec Ltd. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LA NIM GSS GF SO’C MW RTS TAM. Performed the experiments: NIM SO’C ASW JC MW GT LJ TM CLH. Analyzed the data: NIM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EM GSS. Wrote the paper: NIM LA. Made the DNA constructs: GF TD LJ MJE.