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Evolutionary genomics of a natural Wolbachia superinfection in the dengue mosquito Aedes albopictus

2026-06-26

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Aedes albopictus, an invasive mosquito vector of human pathogens, is naturally infected by two strains of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia, wAlbA and wAlbB. Here, we present a comprehensive genomic analysis of these Wolbachia strains, their associated plasmids, and host mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). We observed extensive variation in Wolbachia densities-spanning over three orders of magnitude-indicating that inf...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.26.734713

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