Natural Wolbachia infection in field-collected Anopheles and other mosquito species from Malaysia

Natural Wolbachia infection in field-collected Anopheles and other mosquito species from Malaysia

Abstract Background The endosymbiont bacterium Wolbachia is maternally inherited and naturally infects some filarial nematodes and a diverse range of arthropods, including mosquito vectors responsible for disease transmission in humans. Previously, it has been found infecting most mosquito species b...

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Main Authors: Meng Li Wong, Jonathan Wee Kent Liew, Wai Kit Wong, Sandthya Pramasivan, Norzihan Mohamed Hassan, Wan Yusoff Wan Sulaiman, Nantha Kumar Jeyaprakasam, Cherng Shii Leong, Van Lun Low, Indra Vythilingam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Wolbachia
Mosquitoes
wsp gene
16S rRNA
Anopheles
Vectors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04277-x

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