The Native Wolbachia Endosymbionts of Drosophila melanogaster and Culex quinquefasciatus Increase Ho...
The Native Wolbachia Endosymbionts of Drosophila melanogaster and Culex quinquefasciatus Increase Host Resistance to West Nile Virus Infection
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis has been shown to increase host resistance to viral infection in native Drosophila hosts and in the normally Wolbachia-free heterologous host Aedes aegypti when infected by Wolbachia from Drosophila melanogaster or Aedes albopictus. Wolbachia infection has not yet been demonstrated to increase viral re...
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The Native Wolbachia Endosymbionts of Drosophila melanogaster and Culex quinquefasciatus Increase Host Resistance to West Nile Virus Infection
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292170269
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0011977
