PLoS ONE, 2010 BackgroundThe bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis has been shown to increase host resistance to viral infection in native Drosophila hosts and in the normally Wolbachia-free heterologous host Aedes aegypti when infected by Wolbachia from ...
Robert L Glaser
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Wolbachia-driven host miRNAs mediate arthropod reproduction in a Wolbachia density-dependent manner [PDF]
Communications BiologyWolbachia is a widespread endosymbiont and a promising tool for pest control due to its ability to manipulate arthropod reproduction. However, how Wolbachia shapes host microRNA regulation remains poorly understood.
Yi-Yin Zhang +4 more
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Wolbachia Induces Density-Dependent Inhibition to Dengue Virus in Mosquito Cells [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 Wolbachia is a maternal transmitted endosymbiotic bacterium that is estimated to infect up to 65% of insect species. The ability of Wolbachia to both induce viral interference and spread into mosquito vector population makes it possible to develop ...
Zhiyong Xi, Xiaoling Pan, Guowu Bian
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A Cellular Basis for Wolbachia Recruitment to the Host Germline [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2007 Wolbachia are among the most widespread intracellular bacteria, carried by thousands of metazoan species. The success of Wolbachia is due to efficient vertical transmission by the host maternal germline.
William Sullivan, Laura Serbus
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Detection of supergroup B Wolbachia strains and their co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum in wild Anopheles funestus in southeastern Tanzania: implications for malaria control [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Evidence of natural infection with Wolbachia and its negative correlation with Plasmodium falciparum among wild malaria vectors has opened new avenues for utilization of Wolbachia in malaria vector control.
Reuben E. Mmweteni +14 more
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Variation in Antiviral Protection Mediated by Different Wolbachia Strains in Drosophila simulans [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2009 Drosophila C virus (DCV) is a natural pathogen of Drosophila and a useful model for studying antiviral defences. The Drosophila host is also commonly infected with the widespread endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia pipientis.
Karyn Johnson, Scott O'Neill
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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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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.
Le T. Nghia +30 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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Comparison of Stable and Transient Wolbachia Infection Models in Aedes aegypti to Block Dengue and West Nile Viruses. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Pathogen replication and transmission in Wolbachia infected insects are currently studied using three Wolbachia infection systems: naturally infected Wolbachia hosts, hosts transinfected with Wolbachia (stably maintained and inherited infections) and ...
Dirk Albert Joubert, Scott L O'Neill
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