Differences in gene expression in field populations of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with varying release histories in northern Australia.

• Main Authors: B M C Randika Wimalasiri-Yapa (Author), Bixing Huang (Author), Perran A Ross (Author), Ary A Hoffmann (Author), Scott A Ritchie (Author), Francesca D Frentiu (Author), David Warrilow (Author), Andrew F van den Hurk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aedes aegypti is the principal mosquito vector of dengue, yellow fever, Zika and chikungunya viruses. The wMel strain of the endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia pipientis was introduced into the vector as a novel biocontrol strategy to stop transmission of these viruses. Mosquitoes with Wolbachia have...