Wolbachia-Based Dengue Virus Inhibition Is Not Tissue-Specific in Aedes aegypti.

BACKGROUND:Dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus (DENV), is now the most common arbovirus transmitted disease globally. One novel approach to control DENV is to use the endosymbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia pipientis, to limit DENV replication inside the primary mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti. Wolba...

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Main Authors: Hilaria E Amuzu, Elizabeth A McGraw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5113870?pdf=render