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 …

Molecular basis for arbovirus transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

LA Alonso-Palomares, M Moreno-García… - Intervirology, 2019 - karger.com
Mosquitoes are considered the most important vectors for the transmission of pathogens to
humans. Aedes aegypti is a unique species, not only by its highly anthropophilic and …

Host-associated microbiomes are predicted by immune system complexity and climate

DC Woodhams, MC Bletz, CG Becker, HA Bender… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Background Host-associated microbiomes, the microorganisms occurring inside and on host
surfaces, influence evolutionary, immunological, and ecological processes. Interactions …

Assessing the role of family level variation and heat shock gene expression in the thermal stress response of the mosquito Aedes aegypti

F Ware-Gilmore, M Novelo, CM Sgrò… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The geographical range of the mosquito vector for many human disease-causing viruses,
Aedes aegypti, is expanding, in part owing to changing climate. The capacity of this species …

Dengue virus dominates lipid metabolism modulations in Wolbachia-coinfected Aedes aegypti

C Koh, MN Islam, YH Ye, N Chotiwan… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Competition between viruses and Wolbachia for host lipids is a proposed mechanism of
Wolbachia-mediated virus blocking in insects. Yet, the metabolomic interaction between …

Selection on Aedes aegypti alters Wolbachia-mediated dengue virus blocking and fitness

SA Ford, SL Allen, JR Ohm, LT Sigle, A Sebastian… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses are transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti
and pose a substantial threat to global public health. Current vaccines and mosquito control …

Dengue and chikungunya virus loads in the mosquito Aedes aegypti are determined by distinct genetic architectures

M Novelo, HLC Dutra, HC Metz, MJ Jones… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of the arboviruses dengue (DENV) and chikungunya
(CHIKV). These viruses exhibit key differences in their vector interactions, the latter moving …

A wAlbB Wolbachia Transinfection Displays Stable Phenotypic Effects across Divergent Aedes aegypti Mosquito Backgrounds

PA Ross, X Gu, KL Robinson, Q Yang… - Applied and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aedes mosquitoes harboring intracellular Wolbachia bacteria are being released in
arbovirus and mosquito control programs. With releases taking place around the world …

Designing effective Wolbachia release programs for mosquito and arbovirus control

PA Ross - Acta tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes carrying endosymbiotic bacteria called Wolbachia are being released in
mosquito and arbovirus control programs around the world through two main approaches …

Exposure to ultraviolet‐B radiation increases the susceptibility of mosquitoes to infection with dengue virus

LA Alton, M Novelo, JE Beaman, PA Arnold… - Global change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
By 2100, greenhouse gases are predicted to reduce ozone and cloud cover over the tropics
causing increased exposure of organisms to harmful ultraviolet‐B radiation (UVBR). UVBR …