Is Anopheles gambiae a Natural Host of Wolbachia?

Anopheles gambiae mosquitos are the main vectors of malaria, threatening around half of the world’s population. The bacterial symbiont Wolbachia can interfere with disease transmission by other important insect vectors, but until recently, it was thought to be absent from natural A. gambiae populati...

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Main Authors: Ewa Chrostek, Michael Gerth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-06-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00784-19