Wolbachia stimulates immune gene expression and inhibits plasmodium development in Anopheles gambiae.
The over-replicating wMelPop strain of the endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis has recently been shown to be capable of inducing immune upregulation and inhibition of pathogen transmission in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. In order to examine whether comparable effects would be seen in the malaria vector An...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2951381?pdf=render |