Innovative Wolbachia Mosquito Project Revolutionizing Fight Against Virus Transmission
Transmission electron microscopy image of the symbiotic bacterium ‘Wolbachia’ (marked W), which lives inside the cells of many insect species. It was found that when Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which carry pathogenic viruses, are infected with Wolbachia bacteria, virus proliferation is inhibited, resulting in a decrease in the mosquito’s ability to transmit the virus. Provided by … Read more