An initial survey for Wolbachia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) infections in selected California mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 255-257

  Rasgon, Jason L ^a,b   Scott, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Mosquito; Transgenic; Wolbachia; wsp

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES; CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; CULISETA; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; OCHLEROTATUS; RICKETTSIACEAE; RICKETTSIALES; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 1642547066     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.2.255     Document Type: Article

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