Wolbachia genetic similarity in different insect host species: Drosophila melanogaster and Yogyakarta’s (Indonesia) Aedes aegypti as a novel host

• Main Authors: Rovik, Anwar, Daniwijaya, Edwin Widyanto, Supriyati, Endah, Rahayu,, Ayu, Kumalawati, Dian Aruni, Saraswati, Utari, Handayaningsih, Anastasia Ev, Rachman, Mifta Pratiwi, Oktriani, Risky, Kurniasari, Irianti, Candrasari, Damiana Sapta, Nurhayati, Indah, Sholeh, Rizki, Arianto, Budi, Tantowijoyo, Warsito, Ahmad, Riris Andono, Utarini, Adi, Arguni, Eggi
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: Society for Indonesian Biodiversity 2022
• Subjects: Medical Virology
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/282740/1/8.pdf; https://repository.ugm.ac.id/282740/; https://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/10558/5717
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Aedes aegypti as a novel host. Biodiversitas 23: 2321-2328. Wolbachia naturally presents in a large number of insects and other arthropod species. The Wolbachia strain wMel from Drosophila melanogaster has been stably transinfected into Aedes aegypti where it stops the mosquito host from being infec...