Conclusion
The study demonstrated the detection of Wolbachia from
field-collected Ae. St . albopicta in kerala, India. Totals
of positive samples were found to have 95% A(wAlbA ) and
B(wAlbB) super infection with 5% and 3% single infection ofwAlbA and wAlbB strains respectively, samples were
determined to be infected with Wolbachia using the WSP and16S rDNA markers, respectively. Overall, 97 (93%) individual
mosquito samples showed positive amplifications in both markers,
indicating a low infection rate. Our study supports previous studies
that the potential Wolbachia strain in St .albopicta belongs to supergroup B. In addition, otherWolbachia strains (e.g. supergroup A) could potentially infect
this mosquito vector.