Cross-tissue and generation predictability of relative Wolbachia densities in the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The insect endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia is being deployed in field populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti for biological control. This microbe prevents the replication of human disease-causing viruses inside the vector, including dengue, Zika and chikungunya. Relative Wolbachia densities may in part predict the strength of this 'viral blocking' effect. Additionally, Wolbachia densities may affect the strength of the reproductive manipulations it induces, including cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), maternal inheritance rates or induced fitness effects in the insect host. High rates of CI and maternal inheritance and low rates of fitness effects are also key to the successful spreading of Wolbachia through vector populations and its successful use in biocontrol. Th

SUBMITTER: Mejia AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004076 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature