Wolbachia strains wMel and wAlbB differentially affect Aedes aegypti traits related to fecundity

ABSTRACTTwo Wolbachia strains, wMel and wAlbB, have been transinfected into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for population replacement with the aim of reducing dengue transmission. Epidemiological data from various endemic sites suggest a pronounced decrease in dengue transmission after implementing this s...

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Published in:Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors: Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas, Felix G. Sauer, Konstantin Kliemke, Gabriela A. Garcia, Márcio G. Pavan, Mariana R. David, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Ary Hoffmann, Renke Lühken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-04-01
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
Wolbachia
vectorial capacity
disease transmission
blocking
life history traits
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00128-24

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