Stability of the wMel Wolbachia Infection following invasion into Aedes aegypti populations.

• Main Authors: Ary A Hoffmann (Author), Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe (Author), Ashley G Callahan (Author), Ben L Phillips (Author), Katrina Billington (Author), Jason K Axford (Author), Brian Montgomery (Author), Andrew P Turley (Author), Scott L O'Neill (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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The wMel infection of Drosophila melanogaster was successfully transferred into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes where it has the potential to suppress dengue and other arboviruses. The infection was subsequently spread into two natural populations at Yorkeys Knob and Gordonvale near Cairns, Queensland in 2...