<i>Wolbachia’s</i> Deleterious Impact on <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Egg Development: The Potential Role of Nutritional Parasitism

The artificial introduction of the endosymbiotic bacterium, <i>Wolbachia pipientis,</i> into <i>Aedes (Ae.) aegypti</i> mosquitoes reduces the ability of mosquitoes to transmit human pathogenic viruses and is now being developed as a biocontrol tool. Successful introgression...

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Published in:	Insects
Main Authors:	Megan J. Allman, Johanna E. Fraser, Scott A. Ritchie, D. Albert Joubert, Cameron P. Simmons, Heather A. Flores
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Subjects:	<i>Wolbachia</i> <i>Aedes aegypti</i> biocontrol nutritional parasitism
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/11/735