Counting rare Wolbachia endosymbionts using digital droplet PCR

ABSTRACT Wolbachia is the most widespread animal-associated intracellular microbe, living within the cells of over half of insect species. Since they can suppress pathogen replication and spread rapidly through insect populations, Wolbachia is at the vanguard of public health initiatives to control...

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Published in:Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors: Alphaxand K. Njogu, Francesca Logozzo, William R. Conner, J. Dylan Shropshire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03266-24