<it>Wolbachia</it> strain <it>w</it>Pip yields a pattern of cytoplasmic incompatibility enhancing a <it>Wolbachia-</it>based suppression strategy against the disease vector <it>Aedes albopictus</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is induced in nature by <it>Wolbachia</it> bacteria, resulting in conditional male sterility. Previous research demonstrated that the two <it>Wolbachia</it> strains (<it>...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/254 |