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 …
Titer regulation in arthropod-Wolbachia symbioses
S López-Madrigal, EH Duarte - FEMS microbiology letters, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Symbiosis between intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) and animals are widespread. The
alphaproteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is known to maintain a variety of symbiotic …
alphaproteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is known to maintain a variety of symbiotic …
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 …
Does diet breadth affect the complexity of the phytophagous insect microbiota? The case study of Chrysomelidae
M Brunetti, G Magoga, F Gionechetti… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic
specialization. The aim of this study is to test whether species feeding on different plants …
specialization. The aim of this study is to test whether species feeding on different plants …
[HTML][HTML] A male-killing Wolbachia endosymbiont is concealed by another endosymbiont and a nuclear suppressor
Bacteria that live inside the cells of insect hosts (endosymbionts) can alter the reproduction
of their hosts, including the killing of male offspring (male killing, MK). MK has only been …
of their hosts, including the killing of male offspring (male killing, MK). MK has only been …
Environmental and Genetic Contributions to Imperfect wMel-Like Wolbachia Transmission and Frequency Variation
Maternally transmitted Wolbachia bacteria infect about half of all insect species. They
usually show imperfect maternal transmission and often produce cytoplasmic incompatibility …
usually show imperfect maternal transmission and often produce cytoplasmic incompatibility …
A diversity of endosymbionts across Australian aphids and their persistence in aphid cultures
There is increasing interest in the use of endosymbionts in pest control, which will benefit
from the identification of endosymbionts from potential donor species for transfer to pest …
from the identification of endosymbionts from potential donor species for transfer to pest …
Antagonistic interaction between male‐killing and cytoplasmic incompatibility induced by Cardinium and Wolbachia in the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci
N Lv, J Peng, XY Chen, CF Guo, W Sang… - Insect …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cardinium and Wolbachia are maternally inherited bacterial symbionts of arthropods that
can manipulate host reproduction by increasing the fitness of infected females. Here, we …
can manipulate host reproduction by increasing the fitness of infected females. Here, we …
Sex-specific distribution and classification of Wolbachia infections and mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in Aedes albopictus from the Indo-Pacific
Q Yang, J Chung, KL Robinson… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The arbovirus vector Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) is common throughout the
Indo-Pacific region, where most global dengue transmission occurs. We analysed …
Indo-Pacific region, where most global dengue transmission occurs. We analysed …
[图书][B] Cognition-based evolution: Natural cellular engineering and the intelligent cell
WB Miller - 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Cognition-Based Evolution is the first comprehensive alternative to 20th-century
Neodarwinism, proposing a radical 21st-century evolutionary framework with a novel point …
Neodarwinism, proposing a radical 21st-century evolutionary framework with a novel point …