The Virulent Wolbachia Strain wMelPop Efficiently Establishes Somatic Infections in the Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae

C Jin, X Ren, JL Rasgon - Applied and environmental …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Wolbachia pipientis bacteria are maternally inherited endosymbionts that are of interest to
control the Anopheles mosquito vectors of malaria. Wolbachia does not infect Anopheles …

Can Anopheles gambiae Be Infected with Wolbachia pipientis? Insights from an In Vitro System

JL Rasgon, X Ren, M Petridis - Applied and environmental …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Wolbachia pipientis are maternally inherited endosymbionts associated with cytoplasmic
incompatibility, a potential mechanism to drive transgenic traits into Anopheles populations …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Stable high-density and maternally inherited Wolbachia infections in Anopheles moucheti and Anopheles demeilloni mosquitoes

T Walker, S Quek, CL Jeffries, J Bandibabone… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
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 …

Limited association between Wolbachia and Plasmodium falciparum infections in natural populations of the major malaria mosquito Anopheles moucheti

T Mouillaud, A Berger, M Buysse… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since the discovery of natural malaria vector populations infected by the endosymbiont
bacterium Wolbachia, a renewed interest has arisen for using this bacterium as an …

Is Anopheles gambiae a Natural Host of Wolbachia?

E Chrostek, M Gerth - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Wolbachia (Alphaproteobacteria, Rickettsiales) is an intraovarially transmitted
symbiont of insects able to exert striking phenotypes, including reproductive manipulations …

Wolbachia infections in natural Anopheles populations affect egg laying and negatively correlate with Plasmodium development

WR Shaw, P Marcenac, LM Childs, CO Buckee… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The maternally inherited alpha-proteobacterium Wolbachia has been proposed as a tool to
block transmission of devastating mosquito-borne infectious diseases like dengue and …

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 …