Novel Wolbachia strains in Anopheles malaria vectors from Sub-Saharan Africa [version 2; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background: Wolbachia, a common insect endosymbiotic bacterium that can influence pathogen transmission and manipulate host reproduction, has historically been considered absent from the Anopheles (An.) genera, but has recently been found in An. gambiae s.l. populations in West Africa.  As there are...

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Main Authors: Claire L. Jeffries, Gena G. Lawrence, George Golovko, Mojca Kristan, James Orsborne, Kirstin Spence, Eliot Hurn, Janvier Bandibabone, Luciano M. Tantely, Fara N. Raharimalala, Kalil Keita, Denka Camara, Yaya Barry, Francis Wat’senga, Emile Z. Manzambi, Yaw A. Afrane, Abdul R. Mohammed, Tarekegn A. Abeku, Shivanand Hedge, Kamil Khanipov, Maria Pimenova, Yuriy Fofanov, Sebastien Boyer, Seth R. Irish, Grant L. Hughes, Thomas Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2018-11-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/3-113/v2