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

• Main Authors: Brittany L Dodson (Author), Grant L Hughes (Author), Oluwatobi Paul (Author), Amy C Matacchiero (Author), Laura D Kramer (Author), Jason L Rasgon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...