Team:EPF Lausanne
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The bacterium Asaia was chosen as a chassis mainly since it is naturally present in the mosquitoes gut. Furthermore it is transmitted vertically (to the offspring) and horizontally (during reproduction) which enables the engineered Asaia to propagate within a mosquito population. | The bacterium Asaia was chosen as a chassis mainly since it is naturally present in the mosquitoes gut. Furthermore it is transmitted vertically (to the offspring) and horizontally (during reproduction) which enables the engineered Asaia to propagate within a mosquito population. | ||
We have discussed several ways of blocking the Plasmodium in the gut of the mosquito. We plan to test the following two approaches: | We have discussed several ways of blocking the Plasmodium in the gut of the mosquito. We plan to test the following two approaches: | ||
+ | * Asaia produces an immunotoxin consisting of an antibody, which will bind to a specific site on the plasmodium and a toxin (a porin, which will perforate the cellular membrane of the parasite). | ||
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