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Wolbachia cifB induces cytoplasmic incompatibility in the malaria mosquito vector

Nature Microbiology, 2021
Wolbachia, a maternally inherited intracellular bacterial species, can manipulate host insect reproduction by cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), which results in embryo lethality in crosses between infected males and uninfected females.
Kelsey L. Adams, Daniel G. Abernathy, Bailey C. Willett, Emily K. Selland, Maurice A Itoe, F. Catteruccia   +5 more
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Modelling the spread of Wolbachia in spatially heterogeneous environments [PDF]

, 2012
The endosymbiont Wolbachia infects a large number of insect species and is capable of rapid spread when introduced into a novel host population. The bacteria spread by manipulating their hosts' reproduction, and their dynamics are influenced by the ...
Hancock, Penelope A., Hancock, PA, Godfray, H. Charles J., Hancock, Penelope A, Godfray, HC, Godfray, H Charles J   +5 more
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Stable high-density and maternally inherited Wolbachia infections in Anopheles moucheti and Anopheles demeilloni mosquitoes

Current Biology, 2021
Summary Wolbachia, a widespread bacterium that can reduce pathogen transmission in mosquitoes, has recently been reported to be present in Anopheles (An.) species. In wild populations of the An.
Thomas Walker, Shannon Quek, C. Jeffries, Janvier Bandibabone, Vishaal Dhokiya, R. Bamou, M. Kristan, L. Messenger, Alexandra Gidley, E. Hornett, Enyia R. Anderson, Cintia Cansado-Utrilla, Shivanand Hegde, C. Bantuzeko, J. Stevenson, N. Lobo, S. Wagstaff, C. A. Nkondjio, S. Irish, E. Heinz, G. Hughes   +20 more
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Differentially expressed profiles in the larval testes of Wolbachia infected and uninfected Drosophila. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Wolbachia are endosymbiotic bacteria that are frequently found in arthropods and nematodes. These maternally inherited bacteria manipulate host reproduction by several mechanisms including cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI).
Yu-Feng Wang, Thomas Walker, Wang Jia-Lin, Liu, Chen, Liu Chen, Chen Liu, Walker, Thomas, Wang, Yu-Feng, Wang Cui-Ping, Zheng Ya, Jia-Lin Wang, Cui-Ping Wang, Wang, Jia-Lin, Walker Thomas, Wang Yu-Feng, Ya Zheng, Zheng, Ya, Wang, Cui-Ping   +17 more
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Remnants of horizontal transfers of Wolbachia genes in a Wolbachia-free woodwasp

BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Abstract Background Wolbachia is a bacterial endosymbiont of many arthropod and nematode species. Due to its capacity to alter host biology, Wolbachia plays an important role in arthropod and nematode ecology and evolution. Sirex noctilio is a woodwasp causing economic loss in pine plantations of the Southern Hemisphere.
Queffelec, Josephine, Postma, Alisa, Allison, Jeremy D., Slippers, Bernard   +3 more
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The Eagle effect in the Wolbachia-worm symbiosis

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) are two human neglected tropical diseases that cause major disabilities.
Christina A. Bulman, Laura Chappell, Emma Gunderson, Ian Vogel, Brenda Beerntsen, Barton E. Slatko, William Sullivan, Judy A. Sakanari   +7 more
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Transcriptional regulation of Culex pipiens mosquitoes by Wolbachia influences cytoplasmic incompatibility [PDF]

, 2013
Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) induced by the endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis causes complex patterns of crossing sterility between populations of the Culex pipiens group of mosquitoes. The molecular basis of the phenotype is yet to be defined.
Michael B. Bonsall (39581), Parkhill Julian, Sinkins S.P., Sinkins, Steven P., Kirsty Stainton (478594), Simon Harris, Kambris, Zakaria, Steven P Sinkins, Stainton Kirsty, Kirsty Stainton, Harris Simon, Zakaria Kambris (361240), Bonsall, Michael B., Bonsall Michael B., Sofia B Pinto, Bonsall M.B., Kambris Z., Sutton, Elizabeth R., Sinkins, Steven, Julian Parkhill (30393), Julian Parkhill, Michael B Bonsall, Stainton, Kirsty, Harris, Simon, Kambris Zakaria, Bonsall, Michael, Parkhill J., Harris S., Sofia B. Pinto (361243), Sutton E.R., Parkhill, Julian, Zakaria Kambris, Pinto, Sofia B., Simon Harris (137272), Elizabeth R Sutton, Stainton K., Sinkins Steven P., Pinto Sofia B., Steven P. Sinkins (223309), Pinto S.B., Sutton Elizabeth R., Elizabeth R. Sutton (478595)   +41 more
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Establishment of Wolbachia Strain wAlbB in Malaysian Populations of Aedes aegypti for Dengue Control

bioRxiv, 2019
Dengue has enormous health impacts globally. A novel approach to decrease dengue incidence involves the introduction of Wolbachia endosymbionts that block dengue virus transmission into populations of the primary vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti.
W. A. Nazni, A. Hoffmann, Ahmad NoorAfizah, Y. Cheong, M. Mancini, Nicholas Golding, Ghazali M. R. Kamarul, Mohd A K Arif, Hasim Thohir, Halim NurSyamimi, M. Z. ZatilAqmar, Mazni NurRuqqayah, Amran NorSyazwani, Azmi Faiz, Francis-Rudin M.N. Irfan, Subramaniam Rubaaini, Nasir Nuradila, N. M. Nizam, Saidin M. Irwan, Nancy M. Endersby-Harshman, Vanessa L. White, Thomas H. Ant, Christie S Herd, Asim H. Hasnor, R. AbuBakar, Dusa M. Hapsah, Khairuddin Khadijah, Denim Kamilan, Soonwon Lee, Yusof M. Paid, Kamaludin Fadzilah, O. Topek, B. Gill, H. Lee, S. Sinkins   +34 more
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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]

Parasit Vectors
Background 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.
Mmweteni RE, Philbert AB, Mkandawile G, Abilahi F, Abbasi S, Msemo J, Milonge S, Tumbo FA, Mwalugelo Y, Muyaga LL, Msaky D, Kipekepeke AR, Okumu FO, Kaindoa EW, Baldini F.   +14 more
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Stable Introduction of Plant-Virus-Inhibiting Wolbachia into Planthoppers for Rice Protection.

Current Biology, 2020
Progress has been made in developing the maternally inherited endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia as a tool for protecting humans from mosquito-borne diseases. In contrast, Wolbachia-based approaches have not yet been developed for the protection of plants
Jun-Tao Gong, Yongjun Li, Tong-Pu Li, Yongkang Liang, Linchao Hu, Dongjing Zhang, Chun-ying Zhou, Cui Yang, Xu Zhang, Si-Si Zha, Xing-Zhi Duan, L. Baton, X. Hong, A. Hoffmann, Z. Xi   +14 more
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