Heatwaves cause fluctuations in wMel Wolbachia densities and frequencies in Aedes aegypti.

• Main Authors: Perran A Ross (Author), Jason K Axford (Author), Qiong Yang (Author), Kyran M Staunton (Author), Scott A Ritchie (Author), Kelly M Richardson (Author), Ary A Hoffmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the wMel strain of Wolbachia are being released into natural mosquito populations in the tropics as a way of reducing dengue transmission. High temperatures adversely affect wMel, reducing Wolbachia density and cytoplasmic incompatibility in some larval habitat...