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Generation of axenic Aedes aegypti demonstrate live bacteria are not required for mosquito development

The mosquito gut microbiome plays an important role in mosquito development and fitness, providing a promising avenue for novel mosquito control strategies. Here we present a method for rearing axenic (bacteria free) Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, consisting of feeding sterilized larvae on agar plugs con...

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Autores principales: Correa, Maria A., Matusovsky, Brian, Brackney, Doug E., Steven, Blaire
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6203775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30367055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07014-2