[HTML][HTML] Scientists' warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change
In the Anthropocene, in which we now live, climate change is impacting most life on Earth.
Microorganisms support the existence of all higher trophic life forms. To understand how …
Microorganisms support the existence of all higher trophic life forms. To understand how …
Combating mosquito-borne diseases using genetic control technologies
Mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue and malaria, pose significant global health
burdens. Unfortunately, current control methods based on insecticides and environmental …
burdens. Unfortunately, current control methods based on insecticides and environmental …
Development of a confinable gene drive system in the human disease vector Aedes aegypti
Aedes aegypti is the principal mosquito vector for many arboviruses that increasingly infect
millions of people every year. With an escalating burden of infections and the relative failure …
millions of people every year. With an escalating burden of infections and the relative failure …
Evolutionary Ecology of Wolbachia Releases for Disease Control
Wolbachia is an endosymbiotic Alphaproteobacteria that can suppress insect-borne
diseases through decreasing host virus transmission (population replacement) or through …
diseases through decreasing host virus transmission (population replacement) or through …
Mosquito microbiota and implications for disease control
H Gao, C Cui, L Wang, M Jacobs-Lorena, S Wang - Trends in parasitology, 2020 - cell.com
Mosquito-transmitted diseases account for about 500 000 deaths every year. Blocking these
pathogens in the mosquito vector before they are transmitted to humans is an effective …
pathogens in the mosquito vector before they are transmitted to humans is an effective …
Herd immunity thresholds for SARS-CoV-2 estimated from unfolding epidemics
R Aguas, RM Corder, JG King, G Gonçalves… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spreads, the susceptible
subpopulation declines causing the rate at which new infections occur to slow down …
subpopulation declines causing the rate at which new infections occur to slow down …
Engineered resistance to Zika virus in transgenic Aedes aegypti expressing a polycistronic cluster of synthetic small RNAs
Recent Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreaks have highlighted the necessity for development of novel
vector control strategies to combat arboviral transmission, including genetic versions of the …
vector control strategies to combat arboviral transmission, including genetic versions of the …
Heatwaves cause fluctuations in wMel Wolbachia densities and frequencies in Aedes aegypti
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the w Mel strain of Wolbachia are being released
into natural mosquito populations in the tropics as a way of reducing dengue transmission …
into natural mosquito populations in the tropics as a way of reducing dengue transmission …
Wolbachia-Virus interactions and arbovirus control through population replacement in mosquitoes
TH Ant, MV Mancini, CJ McNamara… - … and Global Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Following transfer into the primary arbovirus vector Aedes aegypti, several strains of the
intracellular bacterium Wolbachia have been shown to inhibit the transmission of dengue …
intracellular bacterium Wolbachia have been shown to inhibit the transmission of dengue …
Host, symbionts, and the microbiome: the missing tripartite interaction
Symbiosis between microbial associates and a host is a ubiquitous feature of life on earth,
modulating host phenotypes. In addition to endosymbionts, organisms harbour a collection …
modulating host phenotypes. In addition to endosymbionts, organisms harbour a collection …