Rapid and Non-destructive Detection and Identification of Two Strains of Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.

• Main Authors: Maggy T Sikulu-Lord (Author), Marta F Maia (Author), Masabho P Milali (Author), Michael Henry (Author), Gustav Mkandawile (Author), Elise A Kho (Author), Robert A Wirtz (Author), Leon E Hugo (Author), Floyd E Dowell (Author), Gregor J Devine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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The release of Wolbachia infected mosquitoes is likely to form a key component of disease control strategies in the near future. We investigated the potential of using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to simultaneously detect and identify two strains of Wolbachia pipientis (wMelPop and wMel) in mal...