The mechanism of cytoplasmic incompatibility is conserved in Wolbachia-bearing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes deployed for arbovirus control

Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility in fruit flies is known to cause embryonic lethality by modifying chromatin integrity in developing sperm. This study reveals an analogous mechanism in the wMel-transinfected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that are used to control vector-borne diseases.