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Wolbachia transinfections in Culex quinquefasciatus generate cytoplasmic incompatibility
13 Jun 2019
Abstract excerpt
Culex quinquefasciatus is an important mosquito vector of a number of viral and protozoan pathogens of humans and animals, and naturally carries the endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis, strain wPip. Wolbachia are used in two distinct vector control strategies: firstly, population suppression caused by mating incompatibilities between mass-released transinfected males and wild females; and secondly, the spread of...
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