Detecting wMel Wolbachia in field-collected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

Detecting wMel Wolbachia in field-collected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

Abstract Background The World Mosquito Program uses Wolbachia pipientis for the biocontrol of arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Diagnostic testing for Wolbachia in laboratory colonies and in field-caught mosquito populations has typically employed PCR. New, simpler methods to diag...

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Main Authors: Daniela da Silva Gonçalves, David J. Hooker, Yi Dong, Nathan Baran, Peter Kyrylos, Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe, Cameron P. Simmons, Scott L. O’Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
wMel
Wolbachia
LAMP
Diagnostics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3666-6

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