A Wolbachia wMel transinfection in Aedes albopictus is not detrimental to host fitness and inhibits Chikungunya virus

BACKGROUND: Wolbachia inherited intracellular bacteria can manipulate the reproduction of their insect hosts through cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), and certain strains have also been shown to inhibit the replication or dissemination of viruses. Wolbachia strains also vary in their relative fitne...

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Hlavní autoři: Blagrove, MS, Arias-Goeta, C, Di Genua, C, Failloux, AB, Sinkins, S
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Public Library of Science 2013