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The next step would be to test Asaia that expresses the immunotoxin in mosquitoes. The efficiency of the immunotoxin could then be measured by counting the number of oocysts outside the mosquito's gut. We are currently collaborating with the Pasteur Institute in Paris to make further test on mosquitoes with our bacteria but unfortunately the results won't be available before this year's jamboree. | The next step would be to test Asaia that expresses the immunotoxin in mosquitoes. The efficiency of the immunotoxin could then be measured by counting the number of oocysts outside the mosquito's gut. We are currently collaborating with the Pasteur Institute in Paris to make further test on mosquitoes with our bacteria but unfortunately the results won't be available before this year's jamboree. | ||
Some modeling experiments should also be done to try to measure the impact of introducing our modified bacteria in mosquitoes populations. According to the [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VRT-4V3K67R-B&_user=164550&_coverDate=12%2F09%2F2008&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000013218&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=164550&md5=52110befa7e6dce2da04feff33af38dc&searchtype=a literature], Asaia is transmitted from parent to offspring and also from one individual to the other but further measurement should be made to see how quick the spreading would be. Using these values, it might be possible to find out the best way to infect the most mosquitoes without risking an uncontrolled expansion of the bacteria population. | Some modeling experiments should also be done to try to measure the impact of introducing our modified bacteria in mosquitoes populations. According to the [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VRT-4V3K67R-B&_user=164550&_coverDate=12%2F09%2F2008&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000013218&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=164550&md5=52110befa7e6dce2da04feff33af38dc&searchtype=a literature], Asaia is transmitted from parent to offspring and also from one individual to the other but further measurement should be made to see how quick the spreading would be. Using these values, it might be possible to find out the best way to infect the most mosquitoes without risking an uncontrolled expansion of the bacteria population. | ||
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Revision as of 12:14, 27 October 2010
Future work
The next step would be to test Asaia that expresses the immunotoxin in mosquitoes. The efficiency of the immunotoxin could then be measured by counting the number of oocysts outside the mosquito's gut. We are currently collaborating with the Pasteur Institute in Paris to make further test on mosquitoes with our bacteria but unfortunately the results won't be available before this year's jamboree.
Some modeling experiments should also be done to try to measure the impact of introducing our modified bacteria in mosquitoes populations. According to the literature, Asaia is transmitted from parent to offspring and also from one individual to the other but further measurement should be made to see how quick the spreading would be. Using these values, it might be possible to find out the best way to infect the most mosquitoes without risking an uncontrolled expansion of the bacteria population.
