Wolbachia infection reduces blood-feeding success in the dengue fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti.
BACKGROUND: The mosquito Aedes aegypti was recently transinfected with a life-shortening strain of the endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis (wMelPop) as the first step in developing a biocontrol strategy for dengue virus transmission. In addition to life-shortening, the wMelPop-infected mosquitoes also...
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-01-01
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| Col·lecció: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Accés en línia: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2734393?pdf=render |
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