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Wolbachia Enhances West Nile Virus (WNV) Infection in the Mosquito Culex tarsalis
10 Jul 2014
Abstract excerpt
Novel strategies are required to control mosquitoes and the pathogens they transmit. One attractive approach involves maternally inherited endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria. After artificial infection with Wolbachia, many mosquitoes become refractory to infection and transmission of diverse pathogens. We evaluated the effects of Wolbachia (wAlbB strain) on infection, dissemination and transmission of West Nile...
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