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Heatwaves cause fluctuations in wMel Wolbachia densities and frequencies in Aedes aegypti

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the wMel strain of Wolbachia are being released into natural mosquito populations in the tropics as a way of reducing dengue transmission. High temperatures adversely affect wMel, reducing Wolbachia density and cytoplasmic incompatibility in some larval habitat...

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Autores principales: Ross, Perran A., Axford, Jason K., Yang, Qiong, Staunton, Kyran M., Ritchie, Scott A., Richardson, Kelly M., Hoffmann, Ary A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31971938
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007958

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