This project builds on recent work reporting tick transmission of relapsing fever spirochetes and genome sequencing of both the pathogen and tick vector. We have utilized both next generation and ...

Bacteria can also transfer plasmids to one another ... Researchers can insert DNA fragments or genes into a plasmid vector, creating a so-called recombinant plasmid. This plasmid can be introduced ...

Inactivated virus, viral vector, bacterial vector, subunit and DNA vaccines encoding several antigens have been developed and shown to be immunogenic. Vaccine trials in animal models that mimic ...

According to figures from the World Health Organization, vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious ...

Mosquito larvae grow faster if they’re exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health programmes. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread illnesses including dengue, ...