Wolbachia have been developed as a tool for protecting humans from mosquito populations
and mosquito-borne diseases. The success of using Wolbachia relies on the facts that …

Most insects harbour influential, yet non‐essential heritable microbes in their hemocoel.
Communities of these symbionts exhibit low diversity. But their frequent multi‐species nature …

Simple Summary The usefulness of Wolbachia-based control methods for several insect
orders is investigated in this synthesis, with a particular emphasis on sterile insect technique …

Wolbachia is one of the most successful endosymbiotic bacteria of arthropods. Known as the
'master of manipulation', Wolbachia can induce a wide range of phenotypes in its host that …

Bacterial infections are one of the major sources threatening public health. Pathogen host
shifts–where a pathogen jumps from one host species to another–are important sources of …

Bacterial endosymbionts are widespread among insects, occupying a variety of roles across
the spec-trum of symbiotic relationships. These species have arisen across a multitude of …