Wolbachia is an endosymbiotic Alphaproteobacteria that can suppress insect-borne
diseases through decreasing host virus transmission (population replacement) or through …

Wolbachia are endosymbionts found in many insects with the potential to suppress
vectorborne diseases, particularly through interfering with pathogen transmission …

Maternally inherited Wolbachia bacteria have evolved mechanisms to manipulate the
reproduction of their invertebrate hosts, promoting infection spread. A high fitness cost to the …

In this review we examine how exploiting the Wolbachia–mosquito relationship has become
an increasingly popular strategy for controlling arbovirus transmission. Field deployments of …

Wolbachia is one of the most abundant endosymbionts on earth, with a wide distribution
especially in arthropods. Effective maternal transmission and the induction of various …

In the last decade, bacterial symbionts have been shown to play an important role in
protecting hosts against pathogens. Wolbachia, a widespread symbiont in arthropods, can …

Wolbachia is a common heritable bacterial symbiont in insects. Its evolutionary success lies
in the diverse phenotypic effects it has on its hosts coupled to its propensity to move …

Mosquito-transmitted diseases impose a growing burden on human health, and current
control strategies have proven insufficient to stem the tide. The bacterium Wolbachia is a …

Maternally transmitted Wolbachia bacteria infect about half of all insect species. Many
Wolbachia cause cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) and reduced egg hatch when uninfected …

Mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue, West Nile and chikungunya viruses cause
significant morbidity and mortality in human populations. Since current methods are not …