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Wolbachia Infection Associated with Increased Recombination in Drosophila

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2019
Wolbachia is a maternally-transmitted endosymbiotic bacteria that infects a large diversity of arthropod and nematode hosts. Some strains of Wolbachia are parasitic, manipulating host reproduction to benefit themselves, while other strains of Wolbachia ...
Nadia D. Singh
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Prophage WO Genes Recapitulate and Enhance Wolbachia-induced Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

Nature, 2017
The genus Wolbachia is an archetype of maternally inherited intracellular bacteria that infect the germline of numerous invertebrate species worldwide. They can selfishly alter arthropod sex ratios and reproductive strategies to increase the proportion ...
Daniel P. LePage, J. Metcalf, S. Bordenstein, Jungmin On, Jessamyn I. Perlmutter, J. Shropshire, Emily M. Layton, Lisa J. Funkhouser-Jones, J. Beckmann, Seth R. Bordenstein   +9 more
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Ecosystem services provided by spiders

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso, Stano Pekár, Klaus Birkhofer, Angela Chuang, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Eileen A. Hebets, Yann Henaut, Thomas Hesselberg, Jagoba Malumbres‐Olarte, Ondřej Michálek, Radek Michalko, Catherine Scott, Jonas Wolff, Stefano Mammola   +13 more
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Widespread Wolbachia infection in terrestrial isopods and other crustaceans

ZooKeys, 2012
Wolbachia bacteria are obligate intracellular alpha-Proteobacteria of arthropods and nematodes. Although widespread among isopod crustaceans, they have seldom been found in non-isopod crustacean species.
Richard Cordaux, Samuel Pichon, Houda Ben Afia Hatira, Vincent Doublet, Pierre Grève, Isabelle Marcadé, Christine Braquart-Varnier, Catherine Souty-Grosset, Faouzia Charfi-Cheikhrouha, Didier Bouchon   +9 more
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Kajian aspek keamanan nyamuk Aedes aegypti Linnaeus ber-Wolbachia di Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia, 2023
Dengue prevention efforts are limited to the control strategies of its vector and the management of breeding sites. New alternatives for dengue vector control that are sustainable and more environmentally friendly are needed to complement the government ...
Utari Saraswati, Endah Supriyati, Ayu Rahayu, Anwar Rovik, Irianti Kurniasari, Rio Hermantara, Dian Aruni Kumalawati, Edwin Widyanto Daniwijaya, Iva Fitriana, Nida Budiwati Pramuko, Citra Indriani, Dwi Satria Wardana, Warsito Tantowijoyo, Riris Andono Ahmad, Adi Utarini, Eggi Arguni   +15 more
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Ensuring successful introduction of Wolbachia in natural populations of Aedes aegypti by means of feedback control

, 2015
The control of the spread of dengue fever by introduction of the intracellular parasitic bacterium Wolbachia in populations of the vector Aedes aegypti, is presently one of the most promising tools for eliminating dengue, in the absence of an efficient ...
Aronna, M. Soledad, Bliman, Pierre-Alexandre J., Coelho, Flávio C., da Silva, Moacyr A. H. B.   +3 more
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Plasticity in climate change responses

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent research has shown that climate change can both induce and modulate the expression of plastic traits but our understanding of the role of phenotypic plasticity as an adaptive response to climate change is limited. In this review, we dissect the mechanisms and impact of phenotypic plasticity as a response to accumulating climatic ...
Angelika Stollewerk, Pavel Kratina, Arnaud Sentis, Catalina Chaparro‐Pedraza, Ellen Decaestecker, Luc De Meester, Ozge Eyice, Lynn Govaert, John Iwan Jones, Christian Laforsch, Carolina Madeira, Anita Narwani, Vicencio Oostra, Joost A. M. Raeymaekers, Axel G. Rossberg, Matthias Schott, Robby Stoks, Ellen van Velzen, David Boukal   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Matching the genetics of released and local Aedes aegypti populations is critical to assure Wolbachia invasion

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Background Traditional vector control approaches such as source reduction and insecticide spraying have limited effect on reducing Aedes aegypti population.
G. Garcia, Gabriel Sylvestre, Raquel Aguiar, Guilherme Borges da Costa, A. Martins, J. B. Lima, M. T. Petersen, R. Lourenço-de-Oliveira, M. Shadbolt, Gordana Rašić, A. Hoffmann, D. Villela, Fernando B S Dias, Yi Dong, S. O'Neill, L. Moreira, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas   +16 more
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Experimental hybridization and reproductive isolation between two sympatric species of tephritid fruit flies in the Anastrepha fraterculus species group [PDF]

, 2017
Among tephritid fruit flies, hybridzation has been found to produce local adaptationand speciation, and in the case of pest species, induce behavioral and ecological alterations that can adversely impact efficient pest management. The fraterculus species
Altuzar Molina, Alma, Aluja, Martín, Lasa, Rodrigo, Rodríguez, Christian L., Rull Gabayet, Juan Antonio, Tadeo, Eduardo   +5 more
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Genetic and phenotypic responses to habitat fragmentation in a European harvester ant

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Our work highlights the use of multiple approaches to evaluate species responses to habitat fragmentation. Less allelic richness in habitats with fewer ant nests and reduced heterozygosity with less allelic richness indicated inbreeding; smaller gyne mesosoma size in less connected habitats indicated reduced flight ability.
Raphael C. Strohmaier, Wolfgang Arthofer, Karl Moder, Heino Konrad, Christian Stauffer, Alfred Buschinger, Nils Struck, Herbert C. Wagner, Bernhard Seifert, Ross H. Crozier, Florian M. Steiner, Birgit C. Schlick‐Steiner   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source