Wolbachia-induced reproductive anomalies and their future applications

Entomological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Jeong, Gilsang ^a,b   Suh, Eunho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cytoplasmic incompatibility; Feminization; Filariasis; Male killing; Parthenogenesis; Vector control; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 40849104950     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2008.00135.x     Document Type: Review

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