Wolbachia
Wolbachia is a genus of bacteria which infects arthropod species, including a high proportion of insects. It is one of the world's most common parasitic microbes and is possibly the most common reproductive parasite in the biosphere.
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Wolbachia Media
Indonesian research minister Mohamad Nasir during a visit to a Wolbachia mosquito lab of the Eliminate Dengue Project.
Adi Utarini, research lead of the Wolbachia trial in Yogyakarta, Indonesia