Multiple Wolbachia strains provide comparative levels of protection against dengue virus infection in Aedes aegypti.

Multiple Wolbachia strains provide comparative levels of protection against dengue virus infection in Aedes aegypti.

The insect bacterium Wolbachia pipientis is being introgressed into Aedes aegypti populations as an intervention against the transmission of medically important arboviruses. Here we compare Ae. aegypti mosquitoes infected with wMelCS or wAlbB to the widely used wMel Wolbachia strain on an Australian...

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Main Authors: Heather A Flores, Jyotika Taneja de Bruyne, Tanya B O'Donnell, Vu Tuyet Nhu, Nguyen Thi Giang, Huynh Thi Xuan Trang, Huynh Thi Thuy Van, Vo Thi Long, Le Thi Dui, Huynh Le Anh Huy, Huynh Thi Le Duyen, Nguyen Thi Van Thuy, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Duong Thi Hue Kien, Tran Thuy Vi, Bridget Wills, Scott L O'Neill, Cameron P Simmons, Lauren B Carrington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008433

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