Persistent deleterious effects of a deleterious Wolbachia infection.

Wolbachia are being used to reduce dengue transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes around the world. To date releases have mostly involved Wolbachia strains with limited fitness effects but strains with larger fitness costs could be used to suppress mosquito populations. However, such infections are...

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Main Authors: Perran A Ross, Jason K Axford, Ashley G Callahan, Kelly M Richardson, Ary A Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008204