Rapid and Non-destructive Detection and Identification of Two Strains of Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord; Marta F. Maia; Masabho P. Milali; Michael Henry; Gustav Mkandawile; Elise A. Kho; Robert A. Wirtz; Leon E. Hugo; Floyd E. Dowell; Gregor J. Devine

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004759

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Rapid and Non-destructive Detection and Identification of Two Strains of Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord ,

* E-mail: maggy.sikulu@qimrberghofer.edu.au

Affiliations Mosquito Control Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9346-2970

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Marta F. Maia,

Affiliation Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania
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Masabho P. Milali,

Affiliation Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania
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Michael Henry,

Affiliation Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania
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Gustav Mkandawile,

Affiliation Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania
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Elise A. Kho,

Affiliation Mosquito Control Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Robert A. Wirtz,

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Leon E. Hugo,

Affiliation Mosquito Control Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Floyd E. Dowell,

Affiliation Stored Product Insect and Engineering Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Services, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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Gregor J. Devine

Affiliation Mosquito Control Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Rapid and Non-destructive Detection and Identification of Two Strains of Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord,
Marta F. Maia,
Masabho P. Milali,
Michael Henry,
Gustav Mkandawile,
Elise A. Kho,
Robert A. Wirtz,
Leon E. Hugo,
Floyd E. Dowell,
Gregor J. Devine

Published: June 30, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004759

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