Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Bacterial Symbiosis in Arthropods and the Control of Disease Transmission

Charles B. Beard*

, Ravi V. Durvasula†, and Frank F. Richards†

Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and †Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Symbionts can be genetically altered and used to replace native symbionts, resulting in insects that can no longer transmit disease. (Illustration courtesy of Mark Q. Benedict).

Figure 3. Symbionts can be genetically altered and used to replace native symbionts, resulting in insects that can no longer transmit disease. (Illustration courtesy of Mark Q. Benedict).

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