An Initial Survey for Wolbachia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) Infections in Selected California Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Jason L. Rasgon; Thomas W. Scott

doi:10.1603/0022-2585-41.2.255

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Jason L. Rasgon,^1,2 Thomas W. Scott²

¹Current address: Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
²Department of Entomology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616

Abstract

Knowledge of biogeographic variation in Wolbachia infection rates and inferred susceptibility to infection among different mosquito taxa has fundamental implications for the design and successful application of Wolbachia-based vector-borne disease control strategies. Using a Wolbachia-specific polymerase chain reaction assay, we tested 14 North American mosquito species in five genera (Aedes, Anopheles, Culiseta, Culex, and Ochlerotatus) for Wolbachia infection. Wolbachia infections were only detected in members of the Culex pipiens (L.) species complex.

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Jason L. Rasgon and Thomas W. Scott "An Initial Survey for Wolbachia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) Infections in Selected California Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)," Journal of Medical Entomology 41(2), 255-257, (1 March 2004). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.2.255

Received: 4 August 2003; Accepted: 1 October 2003; Published: 1 March 2004