Wolbachia are successful Gram-negative bacterial endosymbionts, globally infecting a large
fraction of arthropod species and filarial nematodes. Efficient vertical transmission, the …

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 …

Wolbachia are maternally inherited bacteria that infect arthropod species worldwide and are
deployed in vector control to curb arboviral spread using cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). CI …

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 …

Aedes mosquitoes are vectors for many pathogenic viruses. Cell culture systems facilitate
the investigation of virus growth in the mosquito vector. We found Zika virus (ZIKV) growth to …

Since the ZIKV outbreak in Brazil in 2015, the scientific community has joined efforts to
gather more information on the epidemiology, clinical features and pathogenicity of the virus …

At the forefront of vector control efforts are strategies that leverage host-microbe associations
to reduce vectorial capacity. The most promising of these efforts employs Wolbachia, a …

Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito,
are the most significant vectors of dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya viruses globally. Studies …

Insect-specific viruses (ISVs) of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti have been
demonstrated to modulate transmission of arboviruses such as dengue virus (DENV) and …

All insects, including pest species, are colonized by microorganisms, variously located in the
gut and within insect tissues. Manipulation of these microbial partners can reduce the pest …