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The influence of larval competition on Brazilian Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
Parasites & vectors - 16 May 2016
Dutra Heverton Leandro Carneiro, Lopes da Silva Vanessa, da Rocha Fernandes Mariana, Logullo Carlos, Maciel-de-Freitas Rafael, Moreira Luciano Andrade
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BACKGROUND: With field releases starting in Brazil, particular interest must be given to understanding how the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia pipientis affects Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with a Brazilian genetic background. Currently, there is limited information on how the bacterium affects phenotypic traits such as larval development rate, metabolic reserves and morphometric parameters in Ae. aegypti. Here, we...
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