Wolbachia Inhibits Binding of Dengue and Zika Viruses to Mosquito Cells

As traditional approaches to the control of dengue and Zika are insufficient, significant efforts have been made to develop utilization of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia to reduce the ability of mosquitoes to transmit pathogens. Although Wolbachia is known to inhibit flaviviruses in mosquitoe...

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Main Authors: Peng Lu, Qiang Sun, Ping Fu, Kuibiao Li, Xiao Liang, Zhiyong Xi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01750/full