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Identification of Wolbachia Strains in Mosquito Disease Vectors

Wolbachia bacteria are common endosymbionts of insects, and some strains are known to protect their hosts against RNA viruses and other parasites. This has led to the suggestion that releasing Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes could prevent the transmission of arboviruses and other human parasites. We h...

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Autores principales: Osei-Poku, Jewelna, Han, Calvin, Mbogo, Charles M., Jiggins, Francis M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23185484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049922