[HTML][HTML] The Anopheles coluzzii microbiome and its interaction with the intracellular parasite Wolbachia

TJ Straub, WR Shaw, P Marcenac, SP Sawadogo… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Wolbachia, an endosymbiotic alpha-proteobacterium commonly found in insects, can inhibit
the transmission of human pathogens by mosquitoes. Biocontrol programs are underway …

[HTML][HTML] Aedes aegypti microbiome composition covaries with the density of Wolbachia infection

J Pascar, H Middleton, S Dorus - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Wolbachia is a widespread bacterial endosymbiont that can inhibit vector
competency when stably transinfected into the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, a primary vector of …

[HTML][HTML] Wolbachia Infections Are Virulent and Inhibit the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Falciparum in Anopheles Gambiae

GL Hughes, R Koga, P Xue, T Fukatsu… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria are potent modulators of pathogen infection and
transmission in multiple naturally and artificially infected insect species, including important …

[HTML][HTML] The microbiome composition of Aedes aegypti is not critical for Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of dengue virus

MD Audsley, YH Ye, EA McGraw - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Dengue virus (DENV) is primarily vectored by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, and
is estimated to cause 390 million human infections annually. A novel method for DENV …

Wolbachia infection alters the relative abundance of resident bacteria in adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, but not larvae

MD Audsley, A Seleznev, DA Joubert… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Insect–symbiont interactions are known to play key roles in host functions and fitness. The
common insect endosymbiont Wolbachia can reduce the ability of several human …

Native microbiome impedes vertical transmission of Wolbachia in Anopheles mosquitoes

GL Hughes, BL Dodson, RM Johnson… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Over evolutionary time, Wolbachia has been repeatedly transferred between host species
contributing to the widespread distribution of the symbiont in arthropods. For novel infections …

[HTML][HTML] Wolbachia Infections in Anopheles gambiae Cells: Transcriptomic Characterization of a Novel Host-Symbiont Interaction

GL Hughes, X Ren, JL Ramirez, JM Sakamoto… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia is being investigated as a potential control agent in
several important vector insect species. Recent studies have shown that Wolbachia can …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent Infection by Wolbachia wAlbB Has No Effect on Composition of the Gut Microbiota in Adult Female Anopheles stephensi

S Chen, J Zhao, D Joshi, Z Xi, B Norman… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The bacteria in the midgut of Anopheles stephensi adult females from laboratory colonies
were studied by sequencing the V4 region of 16S rRNA genes, with respect to three …

Wolbachia strain wAlbB enhances infection by the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes

GL Hughes, J Vega-Rodriguez, P Xue… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Wolbachia, a common bacterial endosymbiont of insects, has been shown to protect its
hosts against a wide range of pathogens. However, not all strains exert a protective effect on …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of natural Wolbachia infections in field populations of Anopheles gambiae

F Baldini, N Segata, J Pompon, P Marcenac… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Wolbachia are maternally transmitted intracellular bacteria that invade insect populations by
manipulating their reproduction and immunity and thus limiting the spread of numerous …