Abstract
Removal of Wolbachia from infected insects is required in most experimental settings when the effects of Wolbachia on biological traits, pathogen blocking, reproduction, and fitness are assessed. This is to ensure that the genetic backgrounds of Wolbachia-infected and uninfected insects are the same. Here, we describe methodologies used for the elimination of Wolbachia from insects and insect cell lines with antibiotics.
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SA has been supported by the Australian Research Council Discovery projects (DP180101669 and DP210101791).
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Bishop, C., Asgari, S. (2024). Use of Antibiotics to Eliminate Wolbachia from Mosquitoes and Cell Culture. In: Fallon, A.M. (eds) Wolbachia. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2739. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3553-7_9
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