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Gates Open Research, 2022 Background: The wMel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown to reduce transmission of dengue and other pathogens, under both laboratory and field conditions.
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Pseudoscorpion Wolbachia symbionts: diversity and evidence for a new supergroup S
BMC Microbiology, 2020 Background Wolbachia are the most widely spread endosymbiotic bacteria, present in a wide variety of insects and two families of nematodes. As of now, however, relatively little genomic data has been available. The Wolbachia symbiont can be parasitic, as
Emilie Lefoulon +6 more
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An elusive endosymbiont: Does Wolbachia occur naturally in Aedes aegypti?
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Wolbachia are maternally inherited endosymbiotic bacteria found within many insect species. Aedes mosquitoes experimentally infected with Wolbachia are being released into the field for Aedes‐borne disease control.
Perran A. Ross +7 more
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Pervasive Effects of
mBio, 2020 Heritable symbionts can modify a range of ecologically important host traits, including behavior. About half of all insect species are infected with maternally transmitted Wolbachia, a bacterial endosymbiont known to alter host reproduction, nutrient ...
Michael T. J. Hague +2 more
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Efficacy of Wolbachia-infected mosquito deployments for the control of dengue
New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 Background: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia pipientis (wMel strain) have reduced potential to transmit dengue viruses. Methods: We conducted a cluster randomised trial of deployments of wMel-infected Ae.
A. Utarini +23 more
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Using Wolbachia to control rice planthopper populations: progress and challenges
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Wolbachia have been developed as a tool for protecting humans from mosquito populations and mosquito-borne diseases. The success of using Wolbachia relies on the facts that Wolbachia are maternally transmitted and that Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic ...
Yan Guo +3 more
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Living in the endosymbiotic world of Wolbachia: A centennial review.
Cell Host and Microbe, 2021 The most widespread intracellular bacteria in the animal kingdom are maternally inherited endosymbionts of the genus Wolbachia. Their prevalence in arthropods and nematodes worldwide and stunning arsenal of parasitic and mutualistic adaptations make ...
R. Kaur +7 more
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A Wolbachia factor for male killing in lepidopteran insects
Nature Communications, 2022 Bacterial symbionts, such as Wolbachia species, can manipulate the sexual development and reproduction of their insect hosts. For example, Wolbachia infection induces male-specific death in the Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis by targeting the host ...
S. Katsuma +11 more
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021 Significance With over 40% of humans at risk from mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika, the development of environmentally friendly mosquito-control tools is critical. The release of reproductively incompatible male
N. Beebe +23 more
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Breakdown of coevolution between symbiotic bacteria Wolbachia and their filarial hosts [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Wolbachia is an alpha-proteobacterial symbiont widely distributed in arthropods. Since the identification of Wolbachia in certain animal-parasitic nematodes (the Onchocercidae or filariae), the relationship between arthropod and nematode Wolbachia has ...
Emilie Lefoulon +6 more
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