Background Wolbachia is an obligate intracellular maternally transmitted, gram-negative
bacterium which forms a spectrum of endosymbiotic relationships from parasitism to …

The mutualistic association between Wolbachia endosymbionts and their filarial nematode
hosts has been exploited as a validated drug target delivering macrofilaricidal outcomes …

The intracellular endosymbiotic proteobacteria Wolbachia have evolved across the phyla
nematoda and arthropoda. In Wolbachia phylogeny, supergroup F is the only clade known …

Wolbachiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that infect arthropods and certain nematodes.
Usually maternally inherited, they may provision nutrients to (mutualism) or alter sexual …

Background Wolbachia belong to highly abundant bacteria which are frequently found in
invertebrate microbiomes and manifest by a broad spectrum of lifestyles from parasitism to …

Wolbachia symbionts are the most successful host-associated microbes on the planet,
infecting arthropods and nematodes. Their role in nematodes is particularly enigmatic, with …

Introduction Dirofilariasis, including heartworm disease, is a major emergent veterinary
parasitic infection and a human zoonosis. Currently, experimental infections of cats and …

The symbiotic Wolbachia are the most sophisticated mutualistic bacterium among all insect-
associated microbiota. Wolbachia-insect relationship fluctuates from the simple …

The primates that inhabit the rainforest surrounding the city of Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil)
have long been recognised as potentially important reservoirs of emerging and re-emerging …

The filarial parasites Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans, causative agents of
mansonellosis, infect hundreds of millions of people worldwide, yet remain among the most …