The impact of artificial selection for Wolbachia-mediated dengue virus blocking on phage WO.

Wolbachia is currently at the forefront of global efforts to control arbovirus transmission from the vector Aedes aegypti. The use of Wolbachia relies on two phenotypes-cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), conferred by cifA and cifB genes in prophage WO, and Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking (WMPB)....

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Main Authors: Heverton L C Dutra, Suzanne A Ford, Scott L Allen, Sarah R Bordenstein, Stephen F Chenoweth, Seth R Bordenstein, Elizabeth A McGraw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009637