Novel Symbiotic Genome-Scale Model Reveals
<i>Wolbachia</i>
's Arboviral Pathogen Blocking Mechanism in Aedes aegypti

Natalia E. Jiménez; Ziomara P. Gerdtzen; Álvaro Olivera-Nappa; J. Cristian Salgado; Carlos Conca

doi:10.1128/mBio.01563-21

mBio (Oct 2021)

Novel Symbiotic Genome-Scale Model Reveals <i>Wolbachia</i> 's Arboviral Pathogen Blocking Mechanism in Aedes aegypti

Natalia E. Jiménez,
Ziomara P. Gerdtzen,
Álvaro Olivera-Nappa,
J. Cristian Salgado,
Carlos Conca

Affiliations

Natalia E. Jiménez: Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Ziomara P. Gerdtzen: Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Álvaro Olivera-Nappa: Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
J. Cristian Salgado: Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Carlos Conca: Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01563-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 5

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Arboviral diseases such as Zika and Dengue have been on the rise mainly due to climate change, and the development of new treatments and strategies to limit their spreading is needed. The use of Wolbachia

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ISSN: 2161-2129 (Print); 2150-7511 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/mbio

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