Endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria as biological control tools of disease vectors and pests

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 479-486

  Ahantarig, A ^a   Kittayapong, P ^a  

^a Mahidol University at Salaya ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic incompatibility; Mosquito population replacement; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY; DISEASE VECTOR; ENDOSYMBIONT; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MOSQUITO; NATURAL ENEMY; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 79960124667     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2011.01641.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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