Combining Wolbachia-induced sterility and virus protection to fight Aedes albopictus-borne viruses.

• Main Authors: Riccardo Moretti (Author), Pei-Shi Yen (Author), Vincent Houé (Author), Elena Lampazzi (Author), Angiola Desiderio (Author), Anna-Bella Failloux (Author), Maurizio Calvitti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Among the strategies targeting vector control, the exploitation of the endosymbiont Wolbachia to produce sterile males and/or invasive females with reduced vector competence seems to be promising. A new Aedes albopictus transinfection (ARwP-M) was generated by introducing wMel Wolbachia in the ARwP...