[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Wolbachia infection-responsive immune genes suppress Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles stephensi

V Vandana, S Dong, T Sheth, Q Sun, H Wen… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Wolbachia, a maternally transmitted symbiotic bacterium of insects, can suppress a variety of
human pathogens in mosquitoes, including malaria-causing Plasmodium in the Anopheles …

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 …

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 …

[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] Wolbachia Stimulates Immune Gene Expression and Inhibits Plasmodium Development in Anopheles gambiae

Z Kambris, AM Blagborough, SB Pinto… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The over-replicating w MelPop strain of the endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis has recently
been shown to be capable of inducing immune upregulation and inhibition of pathogen …

[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] 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 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Wolbachia endosymbionts in two Anopheles species indicates independent acquisitions and lack of prophage elements

S Quek, L Cerdeira, CL Jeffries… - Microbial …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Wolbachia is a genus of obligate bacterial endosymbionts that infect a diverse range of
arthropod species as well as filarial nematodes, with its single described species, Wolbachia …