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 …

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 …

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 …

Wolbachia pipientis: an expanding bag of tricks to explore for disease control

PE Cook, EA McGraw - Trends in parasitology, 2010 - cell.com
Wolbachia pipientis are maternally inherited, endosymbiotic bacteria that are widespread
among insects. Two recent studies have demonstrated that Wolbachia inhibits the ability of …

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 strain w AlbB confers both fitness costs and benefit on Anopheles stephensi

D Joshi, MJ McFadden, D Bevins, F Zhang, Z Xi - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background Wolbachia is a maternally transmitted intracellular bacterium that is estimated to
infect up to 65% of insect species, but it is not naturally present in Anopheles malaria …

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 …

The Maternally Inheritable Wolbachia wAlbB Induces Refractoriness to Plasmodium berghei in Anopheles stephensi

D Joshi, X Pan, MJ McFadden, D Bevins… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The endosymbiont Wolbachia w AlbB induces refractoriness to Plasmodium falciparum in
Anopheles stephensi, the primary mosquito vector of human malaria in the Middle East and …

Replacing a Native Wolbachia with a Novel Strain Results in an Increase in Endosymbiont Load and Resistance to Dengue Virus in a Mosquito Vector

G Bian, G Zhou, P Lu, Z Xi - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Wolbachia is a maternally transmitted endosymbiotic bacterium that is estimated to infect up
to 65% of insect species. The ability of Wolbachia to both induce pathogen interference and …