Cytoplasmic incompatibility management to support Incompatible Insect Technique against Aedes albopictus

Cytoplasmic incompatibility management to support Incompatible Insect Technique against Aedes albopictus

Abstract Background The transinfection of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia provides a method to produce functionally sterile males to be used to suppress mosquito vectors. ARwP is a wPip Wolbachia infected Aedes albopictus which exhibits a bidirectional incompatibility pattern with wild-types....

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Main Authors: Riccardo Moretti, Giuseppe Augusto Marzo, Elena Lampazzi, Maurizio Calvitti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Wolbachia
ARwP
bidirectional incompatibility
risk assessment
SIT
population suppression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3208-7

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