Simple, sensitive, and cost-effective detection of wAlbB Wolbachia in Aedes mosquitoes, using loop mediated isothermal amplification combined with the electrochemical biosensing method.

• Main Authors: Parinda Thayanukul (Author), Benchaporn Lertanantawong (Author), Worachart Sirawaraporn (Author), Surat Charasmongkolcharoen (Author), Thanyarat Chaibun (Author), Rattanalak Jittungdee (Author), Pattamaporn Kittayapong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Wolbachia is an endosymbiont bacterium generally found in about 40% of insects, including mosquitoes, but it is absent in Aedes aegypti which is an important vector of several arboviral diseases. The evidence that Wolbachia trans-infected Ae. aegypti mosquitoes lost th...