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A wAlbB Wolbachia Transinfection Displays Stable Phenotypic Effects across Divergent Aedes aegypti Mosquito Backgrounds.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 28 Sept 2021
Ross Perran A, Gu Xinyue, Robinson Katie L, Yang Qiong, Cottingham Ellen, Zhang Yifan, Yeap Heng Lin, Xu Xuefen, Endersby-Harshman Nancy M, Hoffmann Ary A
Abstract excerpt
Aedes mosquitoes harboring intracellular Wolbachia bacteria are being released in arbovirus and mosquito control programs. With releases taking place around the world, understanding the contribution of host variation to Wolbachia phenotype is crucial. We generated a Wolbachia transinfection (wAlbBQ) in Aedes aegypti and performed backcrossing to introduce the infection into Australian or Malaysian nuclear...
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