A decade of stability for wMel Wolbachia in natural Aedes aegypti populations.
Mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia endosymbionts are being released in many countries for arbovirus control. The wMel strain of Wolbachia blocks Aedes-borne virus transmission and can spread throughout mosquito populations by inducing cytoplasmic incompatibility. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying wMel we...
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| Main Authors: | Perran A Ross, Katie L Robinson, Qiong Yang, Ashley G Callahan, Thomas L Schmidt, Jason K Axford, Marianne P Coquilleau, Kyran M Staunton, Michael Townsend, Scott A Ritchie, Meng-Jia Lau, Xinyue Gu, Ary A Hoffmann |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010256&type=printable |
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