The microbiome composition of Aedes aegypti is not critical for Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of dengue virus.

• Những tác giả chính: Michelle D Audsley (Tác giả), Yixin H Ye (Tác giả), Elizabeth A McGraw (Tác giả)
• Định dạng: Sách
• Được phát hành: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Những chủ đề: article
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BACKGROUND:Dengue virus (DENV) is primarily vectored by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, and is estimated to cause 390 million human infections annually. A novel method for DENV control involves stable transinfection of Ae. aegypti with the common insect endosymbiont Wolbachia, which mediates an antivira...