Wolbachia enhances West Nile virus (WNV) infection in the mosquito Culex tarsalis.

• প্রধান লেখক: Brittany L Dodson (লেখক), Grant L Hughes (লেখক), Oluwatobi Paul (লেখক), Amy C Matacchiero (লেখক), Laura D Kramer (লেখক), Jason L Rasgon (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Novel strategies are required to control mosquitoes and the pathogens they transmit. One attractive approach involves maternally inherited endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria. After artificial infection with Wolbachia, many mosquitoes become refractory to infection and transmission of diverse pathogens...