Detection and quantification of natural Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines using locally designed primers

BackgroundThe Philippines bears health and economic burden caused by high dengue cases annually. Presently, the Philippines still lack an effective and sustainable vector management. The use of Wolbachia, a maternally transmitted bacterium, that mitigate arbovirus transmission has been recommended....

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Main Authors: Jerica Isabel L. Reyes, Takahiro Suzuki, Yasutsugu Suzuki, Kozo Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1360438/full