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Distribution and phylogeny of Wolbachia strains in wild mosquito populations in Sri Lanka
10 May 2017
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BACKGROUND: Wolbachia are a group of maternally inherited intracellular bacteria known to be widespread among arthropods. Infections with Wolbachia cause declines of host populations, and also induce host resistance to a wide range of pathogens. Over the past few decades, researchers were curious to use Wolbachia as a biological tool to control mosquito vectors. During the present study, assessment of the...
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