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Expression of red fluorescence in OX513A strain Aedes aegypti larvae
Experiments show elimination of wild Ae. aegypti population in physically-contained field cages through sustained releases of OX513A Ae. aegypti male adults carrying a dominant lethal gene in India. Larvae having OX513A male parent carry DsRed fluorescent marker protein visible under fluorescence microscope, which allows to monitor efficacy of the approach and to demonstrate no persistence of the released OX513A males or gene in the environment. Patil, et al. (2022)
Image Credit: Prabhakargouda B Patil, Bharat Char and Usha B Zehr
Citation: (2022) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 16(5) June 2022. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 16(5): ev16.i05. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v16.i05
Published: June 2, 2022
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Experiments show elimination of wild Ae. aegypti population in physically-contained field cages through sustained releases of OX513A Ae. aegypti male adults carrying a dominant lethal gene in India. Larvae having OX513A male parent carry DsRed fluorescent marker protein visible under fluorescence microscope, which allows to monitor efficacy of the approach and to demonstrate no persistence of the released OX513A males or gene in the environment. Patil, et al. (2022)
Image Credit: Prabhakargouda B Patil, Bharat Char and Usha B Zehr