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The microbiome composition of Aedes aegypti is not critical for Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of dengue virus

BACKGROUND: Dengue virus (DENV) is primarily vectored by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, and is estimated to cause 390 million human infections annually. A novel method for DENV control involves stable transinfection of Ae. aegypti with the common insect endosymbiont Wolbachia, which mediates an antivir...

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Autores principales: Audsley, Michelle D., Ye, Yixin H., McGraw, Elizabeth A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357062/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28267749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005426