Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2012) 78, 4740-4743

Siu F. Lee, Vanessa L. White, Andrew R. Weeks, Ary A. Hoffmann and Nancy M. Endersby (2012)
High-throughput PCR assays to monitor Wolbachia infection in the dengue mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and Drosophila simulans
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78 (13), 4740-4743
Abstract: We have developed and validated two new fluorescence-based PCR assays to detect the Wolbachia wMel strain in Aedes aegypti and the wRi and wAu strains in Drosophila simulans. The new assays are accurate, informative, and cost-efficient for large-scale Wolbachia screening.
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Database assignments for author(s): Ary A. Hoffmann, Nancy Endersby

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes aegypti
Wolbachia (genus - entomopathogens)	Aedes aegypti