Wolbachia pipientis occurs in Aedes aegypti populations in New Mexico and Florida, USA

Abstract The mosquitoes Aedes aegypti (L.) and Ae. albopictus Skuse are the major vectors of dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and chikungunya viruses worldwide. Wolbachia, an endosymbiotic bacterium present in many insects, is being utilized in novel vector control strategies to manipulate mosquito life...

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Main Authors: Aditi Kulkarni, Wanqin Yu, Jinjin Jiang, Concepcion Sanchez, Ajit K. Karna, Kalli J. L. Martinez, Kathryn A. Hanley, Michaela Buenemann, Immo A. Hansen, Rui‐de Xue, Paul Ettestad, Sandra Melman, Dagne Duguma, Mustapha Debboun, Jiannong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-05-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5198