Cargando…

The impact of Wolbachia infection on the rate of vertical transmission of dengue virus in Brazilian Aedes aegypti

BACKGROUND: Wolbachia pipientis is a common endosymbiotic bacterium of arthropods that strongly inhibits dengue virus (DENV) infection and transmission in the primary vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti. For that reason, Wolbachia-infected Ae. aegypti are currently being released into the field as pa...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pacidônio, Etiene Casagrande, Caragata, Eric Pearce, Alves, Debora Magalhães, Marques, João Trindade, Moreira, Luciano Andrade
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28623959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2236-z