Yoel Margalith

Yoel Margalith (February 1933 – 2011) was an Israeli researcher.[1][2] He was a professor at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.[3]

Margalith (2003)

Biography

Yoel Margalith was born in February 1933 in Čantavir, Yugoslavia.[4] In 1948, he emigrated to Israel with his family.[4] Margalith attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[3]

Margalith discovered Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and was given the name, Mr. Mosquito, due to this discovery.[4][3][5]

Awards

References
  1. https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2454614,00.html
  2. Tsurim, Ido; Silberbush, Alon; Blaustein, Leon (6 May 2010). "Remembering Prof. Yoel Margalith". Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 56 (3–4): 449–450. doi:10.1560/IJEE.56.3-4.449 – via brill.com.
  3. "'Mr. Mosquito' makes his mark". ISRAEL21c. 13 April 2003.
  4. Staff, C. I. E. (2 April 2022). "Biologist Yoel Margalith Passes Away". CIE.
  5. Manasherob, Robert; Otieno-Ayayo, Zachariah Ngalo; Ben-Dov, Eitan; Miaskovsky, Rina; Boussiba, Sammy; Zaritsky, Arieh (2003). "Enduring toxicity of transgenic Anabaena PCC 7120 expressing mosquito larvicidal genes from Bacillus thuringiensis SSP. Israelensis+". Environmental Microbiology. 5 (10): 997–1001. doi:10.1046/j.1462-2920.2003.00503.x. PMID 14510853.
  6. "2003 Tyler Laureates".
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