Direct nucleic acid analysis of mosquitoes for high fidelity species identification and detection of Wolbachia using a cellphone.

• Main Authors: Sanchita Bhadra (Author), Timothy E Riedel (Author), Miguel A Saldaña (Author), Shivanand Hegde (Author), Nicole Pederson (Author), Grant L Hughes (Author), Andrew D Ellington (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Manipulation of natural mosquito populations using the endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia is being investigated as a novel strategy to reduce the burden of mosquito-borne viruses. To evaluate the efficacy of these interventions, it will be critical to determine Wolbachia infection frequencies in Aedes...