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Genetically Engineered Bacteria Prevent Mosquitoes From Transmitting Malaria

July 16, 2012 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have genetically modified a bacterium commonly found in the mosquito’s midgut and found that the parasite that causes malaria in people does not survive in mosquitoes carrying the modified bacterium. The bacterium, Pantoea agglomerans, was modified to secrete proteins toxic to the malaria parasite, but the toxins do not harm the mosquito … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Anil K. Ghosh, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bloomberg Family Foundation, David J. Lampe, Gates Foundation, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Kevin A. Stebbings, Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, Nicholas Bongio, P. agglomerans, Pantoea agglomerans, Plasmodium berghei, Plasmodium Falciparum, Sibao Wang

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