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Wolbachia strain w AlbB confers both fitness costs and benefit on Anopheles stephensi
21 Jul 2014
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Wolbachia is a maternally transmitted intracellular bacterium that is estimated to infect up to 65% of insect species, but it is not naturally present in Anopheles malaria vectors. Wolbachia-based strategies for malaria vector control can be developed either through population replacement to reduce vectorial capacity or through population suppression to reduce the mosquito population. We have...
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