Identification of Wolbachia strains in mosquito disease vectors.

Wolbachia bacteria are common endosymbionts of insects, and some strains are known to protect their hosts against RNA viruses and other parasites. This has led to the suggestion that releasing Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes could prevent the transmission of arboviruses and other human parasites. We h...

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Main Authors: Jewelna Osei-Poku, Calvin Han, Charles M Mbogo, Francis M Jiggins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0049922&type=printable
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