Wolbachia-Associated Bacterial Protection in the Mosquito Aedes aegypti

Wolbachia is a commonly occurring bacterium or symbiont that lives inside the cells of insects. Recently, Wolbachia was artificially introduced into the mosquito vector dengue virus that was naturally Wolbachia-free. Wolbachia limits the growth of a range of pathogens transmitted to humans, includi...

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Main Authors: Ye, Yixin H., Woolfit, Megan, Rancès, Edwige, O'Neill, Scott L., McGraw, Elizabeth A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738474/