Wolbachia infections in natural Anopheles populations affect egg laying and negatively correlate with Plasmodium development

Wolbachia bacteria infect insects and could potentially be used to control populations of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. Here, the authors provide evidence that natural Wolbachia infections affect the rate of egg laying and are associated with reduced presence of malaria parasites in Anophelesmosq...

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Main Authors: W. Robert Shaw, Perrine Marcenac, Lauren M. Childs, Caroline O. Buckee, Francesco Baldini, Simon P. Sawadogo, Roch K. Dabiré, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Flaminia Catteruccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11772