A Wolbachia triple-strain infection generates self-incompatibility in Aedes albopictus and transmission instability in Aedes aegypti

A Wolbachia triple-strain infection generates self-incompatibility in Aedes albopictus and transmission instability in Aedes aegypti

Abstract Background Artificially-introduced transinfections of the intracellular bacterium Wolbachia pipientis have the potential to reduce the vectorial capacity of mosquito populations for viruses such as dengue and chikungunya. Aedes albopictus has two native strains of Wolbachia, but their repla...

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Main Authors: Thomas H. Ant, Steven P. Sinkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Wolbachia
Aedes albopictus
Aedes aegypti
Superinfection
Cytoplasmic-incompatibility
Population-replacement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2870-0

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