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Interactions Between La Crosse Virus and Bacteria Isolated From the Digestive Tract of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
1 Mar 2011
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Aedes albopictus (Skuse) is a potential vector for many arboviruses, including La Crosse virus (LACV), the leading cause of pediatric encephalitis in North America. Bacteria isolated from the midgut and diverticula of field-caught female Ae. albopictus were cultured and identified using 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplification and sequencing. Members of seven and six bacterial families were identified from the...
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